fully

A2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈfʊli/ See IPA manual

Freq #2524

Meanings

1

adv
Completely; to the greatest possible degree.

He is fully capable of meeting his responsibilities.
2

adv
As much as; no less than (used to stress a surprisingly large amount).

It was fully four hours before we arrived home.
3

adv
Enough; in a way that meets every need.

Make sure the patient is fully informed before the operation.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adv · completely; to the greatest... completely entirely perfectly

3 adv · enough; in a way that meets... amply sufficiently

Word family

Derived forms fully-automaticfully-fittedfully-fledgedfully-grownfully-loadedfully-riggedfully-stockedunfully

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Etymology

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

fully Middle English fullīċe Old English

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Describing Qualities

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# fully

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** adv
**IPA (US):** /ˈfʊli/
**Frequency rank:** 2524

## Meanings
1. Completely; to the greatest possible degree.
2. As much as; no less than (used to stress a surprisingly large amount).
3. Enough; in a way that meets every need.

## Examples
- He is fully capable of meeting his responsibilities.
- It was fully four hours before we arrived home.
- Make sure the patient is fully informed before the operation.

## Derived Forms
- fully-automatic
- fully-fitted
- fully-fledged
- fully-grown
- fully-loaded
- fully-rigged
- fully-stocked
- unfully

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: fully
- Root: fullīċe

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

## AI Etymology
Fully comes from Middle English fully, fulliche, volliche, from Old English fullīċe (“fully”), equivalent to full + -ly. Compare German völlig (“fully”), Swedish fullt (“fully”). In current use, the main senses are “Completely; to the greatest possible degree” and “As much as; no less than (used to stress a surprisingly large amount)”.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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