From Middle English ful, from Old English full (“full”), from Proto-West Germanic *full, from Proto-Germanic *fullaz (“full”), from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós (“full”). Germanic cognates include West Frisian fol, Low German vull, Dutch vol, German voll, Danish fuld, and Norwegian and Swedish full (the latter three via Old Norse). Proto-Indo-European cognates include English plenty (via Latin, compare plēnus), Welsh llawn, Russian по́лный (pólnyj), Lithuanian pilnas, Persian پر (por), Sanskrit पूर्ण (pūrṇá). See also fele and Scots fou (whence the English doublet fou (“drunk”)). For the "dru…

*pleh₁- Proto-Indo-European ful Middle English full Old English *full Proto-West Germanic *fullaz Proto-Germanic *pl̥h₁nós Proto-Indo-European

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# full

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /fʊl/
**Frequency rank:** 517

## Meanings
1. Holding as much as possible; with no space left.
2. Complete; including everything.
3. Having eaten enough food.
4. Having the usual or expected amount.

## Examples
- The glass was full of water.
- Please write your full name and address.
- No more cake for me, thanks, I'm full.
- The shop gives you full measure for your money.

## Synonyms
- complete
- thorough

## Antonyms
- close-fitting
- empty
- hungry
- incomplete
- partial
- small
- starving
- tight
- tight-fitting

## Derived Forms
- bankfull
- bowl-full
- bung-full
- choke-full
- chuck-full
- cram-full
- double-full
- fouth
- full-back
- full-bearded
- full-blood
- full-blooded

## Related Forms
- fill
- fulfil
- fulsome
- fulth

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *pleh₁-
- Root: ful
- Root: full
- Root: *full
- Root: *fullaz
- Root: *pl̥h₁nós

## Etymology
From Middle English ful, from Old English full (“full”), from Proto-West Germanic *full, from Proto-Germanic *fullaz (“full”), from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós (“full”). Germanic cognates include West Frisian fol, Low German vull, Dutch vol, German voll, Danish fuld, and Norwegian and Swedish full (the latter three via Old Norse). Proto-Indo-European cognates include English plenty (via Latin, compare plēnus), Welsh llawn, Russian по́лный (pólnyj), Lithuanian pilnas, Persian پر (por), Sanskrit पूर्ण (pūrṇá). See also fele and Scots fou (whence the English doublet fou (“drunk”)). For the "dru…

## AI Etymology
Full comes from Middle English ful, from Old English full (“full”), from Proto-West Germanic *full, from Proto-Germanic *fullaz (“full”), from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós (“full”). Germanic cognates include West Frisian fol, Low German vull, Dutch vol, German voll, Danish fuld, and Norwegian and Swedish full (the latter three via Old Norse). Proto-Indo-European cognates include English plenty (via Latin, compare plēnus), Welsh llawn, Russian по́лный (pólnyj), Lithuanian pilnas, Persian پر (por), Sanskrit पूर्ण (pūrṇá). See also fele and Scots fou (whence the English doublet fou (“drunk”)). In current use, the main senses are “Holding as much as possible; with no space left” and “Complete; including everything”.

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- Space, Position & Direction
- Food & Drink

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