Meaning

5 senses
  1. In a full manner; without lack or defect; completely, entirely.

    He is fully capable of meeting his responsibilities.

    völlig

    по́лностьюpólnostʹju, по́лностьюpólnostʹju

    по́вністюpóvnistju, цілко́мcilkóm

    to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (‘full’ in this sense is used as a combining form)

  2. Used as an intensifier for a quantity.

    it was fully four hours before we arrived home.

    referring to a quantity

  3. Exactly, equally.

  4. (rare)So as to be full (not hungry); to satiation.

    to eat fully

  5. (colloquial)Used as a general intensifier; actually, really, literally.

    I fully woke up at like 12 p.m. yesterday.

Examples

464 sentences
  1. We are fully aware of the importance of the situation.

    Ми повністю усвідомлюємо усю важливість ситуації. — aandrusiak

    ruМы полностью сознаём важность ситуации. — odexed

  2. I fully agree with you.

    Я з вами повністю згоден. — deniko

    ruЯ полностью с тобой согласен. — sharptoothed

    deIch stimme dir voll und ganz zu. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. I am fully convinced of your innocence.

    Я повністю переконаний у твоїй невинності. — Wordowl

    ruЯ полностью убежден в твоей невиновности. — Pudongria

    deIch bin vollständig überzeugt von deiner Unschuld. — Sirio60

  4. I'm fully aware of that fact.

  5. I don't fully agree with you.

Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
in a full manner:
Русский
By meaning 1
in a full manner:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to a full extent:

Origin

From Middle English fully, fulliche, volliche, from Old English fullīċe (“fully”), equival

From Middle English fully, fulliche, volliche, from Old English fullīċe (“fully”), equivalent to full + -ly. Compare German völlig (“fully”), Swedish fullt (“fully”).

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Forms

more fully, most fully
Comparativemore fully Lesson
Superlativemost fully

regular

Synonyms

8 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (‘full’ in this sense is used as a combining form):to the fullfull
  • sufficiently; more than adequately:amply
  • referring to a quantity:in full

Word family

12 related words

Collocations

8 patterns
  • fully recovered
  • fully aware of
  • has fully recovered
  • fully agree with
  • fully aware
  • is fully aware
  • fully understand
  • fully agree

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
fully — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto