Fully — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

sufficiently; more than adequately

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈʊli/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈʊli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈʊli/

2 syllables Say it as /fˈʊli/.

Examples

fully grown
he didn't fully understand
knew full well

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

to the full amply in full full

Antonyms

meagerly

Parts of Speech

adverb	to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (`full' in this sense is used as a combining form) “fully grown”
adverb	sufficiently; more than adequately “the evidence amply (or fully) confirms our suspicions”
adverb	referring to a quantity “the amount was paid in full”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

voll

im größten Ausmaß oder Umfang; ganz oder ganz; („full“ wird in diesem Sinne als Kombinationsform verwendet)

🇫🇷French

pleinement

dans la plus grande mesure ou dans la plus grande mesure ; complètement ou entièrement ; (« complet » dans ce sens est utilisé comme forme de combinaison)

🇪🇸Spanish

completamente

en el mayor grado o extensión; total o totalmente; ('full' en este sentido se usa como una forma combinatoria)

🇮🇹Italian

completamente

nella massima misura o misura; completamente o interamente; ("completo" in questo senso è usato come forma di combinazione)

🇳🇱Dutch

volledig

in de grootste mate of omvang; geheel of geheel; (‘vol’ wordt in deze zin gebruikt als combinatievorm)

🇵🇹Portuguese

completamente

no maior grau ou extensão; completamente ou inteiramente; (`completo' neste sentido é usado como uma forma de combinação)

🇷🇺Russian

полностью

в наибольшей степени или степени; полностью или целиком; («полный» в этом смысле используется как объединяющая форма)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पूरी तरह

सबसे बड़ी डिग्री या हद तक; पूरी तरह या पूरी तरह से; (इस अर्थ में 'पूर्ण' का प्रयोग संयोजन रूप के रूप में किया जाता है)

🇧🇩Bengali

সম্পূর্ণরূপে

to the greatest degree or extent; সম্পূর্ণরূপে বা সম্পূর্ণরূপে; ('পূর্ণ' এই অর্থে একটি সমন্বয় ফর্ম হিসাবে ব্যবহৃত হয়)

🇮🇳Tamil

முழுமையாக

மிகப்பெரிய அளவு அல்லது அளவிற்கு; முற்றிலும் அல்லது முற்றிலும்; (இந்த அர்த்தத்தில் `முழு' என்பது ஒரு கூட்டு வடிவமாக பயன்படுத்தப்படுகிறது)

🇮🇳Telugu

పూర్తిగా

గొప్ప డిగ్రీ లేదా మేరకు; పూర్తిగా లేదా పూర్తిగా; (ఈ అర్థంలో `పూర్తి' అనేది కలయిక రూపంగా ఉపయోగించబడుతుంది)

🇮🇳Marathi

पूर्णपणे

सर्वात मोठ्या प्रमाणात किंवा मर्यादेपर्यंत; पूर्णपणे किंवा पूर्णपणे; ('पूर्ण' या अर्थाने एकत्रित रूप म्हणून वापरले जाते)

🇮🇳Gujarati

સંપૂર્ણપણે

સૌથી મોટી ડિગ્રી અથવા હદ સુધી; સંપૂર્ણપણે અથવા સંપૂર્ણ; (આ અર્થમાં 'સંપૂર્ણ' સંયોજન સ્વરૂપ તરીકે વપરાય છે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣವಾಗಿ

ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಮಟ್ಟಕ್ಕೆ ಅಥವಾ ಮಟ್ಟಿಗೆ; ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣವಾಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣವಾಗಿ; (ಈ ಅರ್ಥದಲ್ಲಿ `ಪೂರ್ಣ' ಅನ್ನು ಸಂಯೋಜಿತ ರೂಪವಾಗಿ ಬಳಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

പൂർണ്ണമായും

ഏറ്റവും വലിയ അളവിലോ പരിധിയിലോ; പൂർണ്ണമായും അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പൂർണ്ണമായും; (ഈ അർത്ഥത്തിൽ `പൂർണ്ണം' എന്നത് ഒരു സംയോജന രൂപമായി ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്നു)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੂਰੀ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ

ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਡੀ ਡਿਗਰੀ ਜਾਂ ਹੱਦ ਤੱਕ; ਪੂਰੀ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਪੂਰੀ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ; ('ਪੂਰਾ' ਇਸ ਅਰਥ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਸੰਯੋਗ ਰੂਪ ਵਜੋਂ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ)

🇵🇰Urdu

مکمل طور پر

سب سے بڑی ڈگری یا حد تک؛ مکمل طور پر یا مکمل طور پر؛ ('مکمل' اس معنی میں ایک مجموعہ شکل کے طور پر استعمال کیا جاتا ہے)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

完全

在最大程度或范围内；完全或全部；（“完整”在这个意义上被用作组合形式）

🇯🇵Japanese

完全に

最大限の程度または程度。完全にまたは完全に。 (この意味での「フル」は結合形式として使用されます)

🇰🇷Korean

충분히

가장 큰 정도나 정도; 완전히 또는 완전히; (이런 의미에서 'full'은 결합 형태로 사용됩니다)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đầy đủ

ở mức độ hoặc mức độ lớn nhất; hoàn toàn hoặc toàn bộ; (`đầy đủ' theo nghĩa này được dùng như một dạng kết hợp)

🇹🇭Thai

อย่างเต็มที่

ในระดับสูงสุดหรือขอบเขต; สมบูรณ์หรือทั้งหมด; (`เต็ม' ในความหมายนี้ใช้เป็นรูปแบบการรวม)

🇮🇩Indonesian

sepenuhnya

sampai pada tingkat atau batas terbesarnya; seluruhnya atau seluruhnya; (`penuh' dalam pengertian ini digunakan sebagai bentuk gabungan)

🇵🇭Filipino

ganap

sa pinakamataas na antas o lawak; ganap o buo; (Ang `full' sa ganitong kahulugan ay ginagamit bilang isang pinagsamang anyo)

🇲🇾Malay

sepenuhnya

ke tahap atau tahap yang paling besar; sepenuhnya atau sepenuhnya; (`penuh' dalam pengertian ini digunakan sebagai bentuk gabungan)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بالكامل

إلى أقصى درجة أو مدى؛ كليًا أو كليًا؛ (تُستخدم كلمة "كامل" بهذا المعنى كصيغة دمج)

🇮🇷Persian

به طور کامل

به بیشترین درجه یا میزان؛ به طور کامل یا کامل؛ ("کامل" در این معنا به عنوان یک فرم ترکیبی استفاده می شود)

🇹🇷Turkish

tamamen

en büyük ölçüde veya ölçüde; tamamen veya tamamen; (Bu anlamda 'dolu' birleştirme biçimi olarak kullanılır)

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְגַמרֵי

במידה או במידה רבה ביותר; לגמרי או לגמרי; ('מלא' במובן זה משמש כצורת שילוב)

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What is the primary definition of the word 'fully'?

The primary meaning of 'fully' is 'to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (`full' in this sense is used as a combining form)'.

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Using 'fully' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'fully' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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