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Fully: Meaning, Examples, and Usage Guide (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：completely (fully)

fully 🔊

/ˈfʊli/

adv.

Completely, 100%, without anything missing or left out.

Fully charged smartphone battery icon at 100 percent

completely 🔊

➕

/kəmˈpliːtli/

adv.

To the maximum degree; without any lack or omission.

📁 Category：Behaviors & Actions 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

Fully = full (Old English 'full') + -ly adverb suffix.

💡 Mnemonic

Full + ly = to the fullest extent. Think of a glass filled to the brim.

📖 Example

The phone battery is fully charged now, so you can use it all day. 🔊 The phone battery is fully charged now, so you can use it all day.

🔗 Collocations

fully aware – Completely conscious or informed

fully understand – Grasp entirely

fully integrated – Completely combined or incorporated

🔄 Synonyms

completely (adv.) – To the fullest extent, entirely

entirely (adv.) – Wholly, without exception

totally (adv.) – In a complete or absolute manner

🚫 Antonyms

partially (adv.) – To some extent, not fully

incompletely (adv.) – Not fully, lacking some parts

partly (adv.) – In part, not completely

🌱 Derivatives

fullness (n.) – The state of being full

full (adj.) – Containing as much as possible

📖 Cultural Story

The adverb 'fully' evolved from Old English 'full' (meaning complete) plus the adverbial suffix '-ly'. It has been used continuously since the 9th century.

Meaning 2：thoroughly (fully)

fully 🔊

/ˈfʊli/

adv.

Thoroughly, doing something carefully from start to finish, with attention to all details.

thoroughly 🔊

➕

/ˈθɜːrəli/

adv.

In a manner that includes every necessary part or detail; exhaustively.

📁 Category：Botany Research 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

The scientists fully researched the new plant before writing their report. 🔊 The scientists fully researched the new plant before writing their report.

🔗 Collocations

fully investigate – Examine thoroughly

fully examine – Inspect in detail

fully describe – Give a complete account

🔄 Synonyms

thoroughly (adv.) – In a careful and complete manner

exhaustively (adv.) – Covering all aspects, leaving nothing out

comprehensively (adv.) – In a way that includes everything

🚫 Antonyms

partially (adv.) – Not fully, incompletely

superficially (adv.) – Only on the surface, not thoroughly

cursorily (adv.) – Quickly and without attention to detail

🌱 Derivatives

fullness (n.) – The state of being full

full (adj.) – Containing as much as possible