fully

Meaning

Adv

1. In a full manner; without lack or defect; completely, entirely.
2. Used as an intensifier for a quantity.
3. Exactly, equally.
4. (rare) So as to be full (not hungry); to satiation.
5. (colloquial) Used as a general intensifier; actually, really, literally.

Verb

To commit or send someone to trial.

Synonyms

completely

entirely

totally

wholly

thoroughly

in full

quite

all

absolutely

altogether

full

utterly

perfectly

abundantly

comprehensively

complete

sufficiently

with all one’s strength

very

plenty

in detail

amply

well

whole

at all

tightly

to the best of one’s ability

from A to Z

gluttingly

to the full

fairly

through

carefully

soundly

stark

broad

every inch

enough

in plenty

hard

heartily

sublimely

richly

deliberately

deeply

dead

💀

d

at full length

correctly

arrantly

Translations

complètement

entièrement

completamente

completamente

völlig

completamente

enteramente

ganz

pleinement

volkomen

volledig

geheel

amplement

vollständig

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfʊli/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: fully

Inherited from Old English: fullīċe

Cognate with German: völlig

Cognate with Swedish: fullt

In summary

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

Sentences

The large antenna had failed to open fully after receiving commands from inside Mir .