fully
UK/ˈfʊli/
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British/ˈfɵlɪj/
fully adverb: in a full manner; without lack or defect; completely, entirely.
Adverb
fully (comparative more fully, superlative most fully)
- In a full manner; without lack or defect; completely, entirely.
- He is fully capable of meeting his responsibilities.
- As soon as Julia returned with a constable, Timothy, who was on the point of exhaustion, prepared to give over to him gratefully. The newcomer turned out to be a powerful youngster, fully trained and eager to help, and he stripped off his tunic at once.1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 19, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC
- Synonyms:
- sufficiently, perfectly, completely, entirely
- Used as an intensifier for a quantity.
- it was fully four hours before we arrived home.
- At this time in 2008, even as the global economy veered toward collapse, optimism about Washington ran surprisingly high. In polling by the Pew Research Center in November 2008, fully half the respondents thought the two parties would cooperate more in the coming year, versus only 36 percent who...2012 November 7, Matt Bai, “In Obama's Second Term, Familiar Challenges”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 02 Feb 2023
- Exactly, equally.
- It is fully as shocking as it is meant to be. You step into a pitch black chamber, treading on what feels like a perilous cattle grid, which seems to trigger the crackling circle of white light that starts into life above you.2018 December 9, Laura Cumming, “Haroon Mirza: reality is somehow what we expect it to be – review”, in The Observer, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 05 Jul...
- So as to be full (not hungry); to satiation.
- to eat fully
- Used as a general intensifier; actually, really, literally.
- I fully woke up at like 12 p.m. yesterday.
- When Ms. Dunham was given a diagnosis of obsessive-compulsive disorder, a therapist asked her to picture a soothing location. "I fully just imagined Eloise's home at the Plaza," she said.2015 March 22, Michael Schulman, “Lena Dunham and the 'Man Who Drew Eloise'”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 Dec 2022
Verb
fully (third-person singular simple present fullies, present participle fullying, simple past and past participle fullied)
- To commit or send someone to trial.
- So I got run in, and was tried at Marylebone and remanded for a week, and then fullied (fully committed for trial), and got this stretch and a half.1879 October, “Autobiography of a Thief in Thieves' Language”, in Macmillan's Magazine, volume 40, number 240, page 506
- He made the same reply when he was asked if he had anything to say before being committed; and straightway was "fullied." He lurched serenely out of the dock, waving his cap […]1896, Arthur Morrison, A Child of the Jago, page 291
fully meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
fully in Hindi
- fully or completely satisfied
- परितुष्ट parituṣṭ
fully in Tamil
- பெண்ணின் திறந்த மார்பகங்கள், நிறைவாக்கு, முழுமையாக்கு, வினையுரிச்சொல், நிறைவான, முழுமையான
fully in Urdu
- بالکل, پوست کندہ, تماماً
fully in Bengali
- সম্পূর্ণরূপে, পরিপূর্ণভাবে, পুরাপুরি, পুরাপুরিভাবে
More languagesFewer languages
- fully in Telugu
- పూర్తిగా pūrtigā
- fully in Malayalam
- പൂർണ്ണമായും
- fully in Kannada
- ಆರ, ತುಂಬ
- fully in Sanskrit
- परितुष्ट parituṣṭa
- fully in Persian
- کاملا
- fully in Vietnamese
- hẳn, đầy đủ, hoàn toàn, hoàn hảo
Examples of fully in a sentence
- The lobule margins, furthermore, are arched away from the lobe, with the consequence that (when fully inflated) the abaxial leaf surface forms the interior lining of the lobule.1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill....
- This work therefore presents Humanism as a foundation for living in a way that is meaningful and fulfilling, and that enables us to become more fully human.2011, William R. Murry, Becoming More Fully Human, →ISBN:
- We initially see the full look, but when the camera cuts to another angle of Serena checking her phone and holding a bag, it's clear Blake is fully wearing sweatpants under her dress.2023 January 30, Mehera Bonner, “A 'Gossip Girl' Editing Error Involving Blake Lively Went Viral on TikTok (Again)”, in Cosmopolitan, New...
- That is very strange—that is fully my mom.2023 November 17, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, episode 1878, spoken by Scarlett Johansson:
Synonyms of fully
Forms of fully
| Adverb | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more fully |
| superlative | most fully |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | fullies |
| present participle | fullying |
| past participle | fullied |
| past | fullied |
Origin of fully
From Middle English fully, fulliche, volliche, from Old English fullīċe (“fully”), equivalent to full + -ly. Compare German völlig (“fully”), Swedish fullt (“fully”).
A reference to the phrase "the prisoner was fully committed for trial".
Words formed from fully
Phrases with fully
Words that rhyme with fully
Questions about fully
- What does fully mean?
- Fully means in a full manner; without lack or defect; completely, entirely.
- What is fully in Hindi?
- Fully in Hindi is परितुष्ट (parituṣṭ). See Fully meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use fully in a sentence?
- The lobule margins, furthermore, are arched away from the lobe, with the consequence that (when fully inflated) the abaxial leaf surface forms the interior lining of the lobule.
- What part of speech is fully?
- Fully can be an adverb or a verb.
- How do you pronounce fully?
- Fully is pronounced /ˈfʊli/ (UK).
Words near fully in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: fully (page history and authors); परितुष्ट (Hindi) (page history and authors); fully (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); fully (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); fully (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); fully (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); fully (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); परितुष्ट (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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