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ful·ly

 (fo͝ol′ē)
adv.
1. Totally or completely: fully grown.
2. At least: Fully half of the volunteers did not appear.
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fully

(ˈfʊlɪ)
adv
1. to the greatest degree or extent; totally; entirely
2. amply; sufficiently; adequately: they were fully fed.
3. at least: it was fully an hour before she came.
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ful•ly

(ˈfʊl i, ˈfʊl li)

adv.
1. entirely or wholly: fully done.
2. quite or at least: Fully half the class attended the ceremony.
[before 900]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adv.1.fully - to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (`full' in this sense is used as a combining form); "fully grown"; "he didn't fully understand"; "knew full well"; "full-grown"; "full-fledged"
combining form - a bound form used only in compounds; "`hemato-' is a combining form in words like `hematology'"
2.fully - sufficiently; more than adequately; "the evidence amply (or fully) confirms our suspicions"; "they were fully (or amply) fed"
3.fully - referring to a quantity; "the amount was paid in full"
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fully

adverb
2. in all respects, completely, totally, entirely, altogether, thoroughly, wholly He had still not fully recovered.
3. adequately, amply, comprehensively, sufficiently, enough, satisfactorily, abundantly, plentifully These debates are discussed fully later in the book.
4. at least, quite, without (any) exaggeration, without a word of a lie (informal) He set his sights and let fly from fully 35 yards.
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fully

adverb
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Translations
تـَمَاماًعَلى الأقل، تَماماكُلِيّا
naprostonejméněúplnězcela
fuldtfuldt udmindst
täysin
potpuno
teljesen
aî minnsta kostialgjörlega; full-
十分に
완전히
popolnoma
fullt
อย่างเต็มที่
đầy đủ

fully

[ˈfʊlɪ] ADV
1. (= completely)
I was not fully awakeno estaba completamente despierto, no estaba despierto del todo
he was fully aware of the problemse daba perfecta cuenta del problema
fully bookedtodo reservado, completo
fully dressedcompletamente vestido
I fully expected to see you thereesperaba verte allí
a fully grown tigerun tigre adulto
I fully intended to let you knowtenía la firme intención de decírtelo
she is a fully qualified swimming instructores profesora de natación diplomada
when he has fully recoveredcuando se haya recuperado completamente or del todo
I don't fully understandno lo acabo de comprender, no lo entiendo del todo
2. (= at least) → por lo menos
he earns fully as much as I dogana por lo menos lo mismo que yo
it is fully three milesson por lo menos tres millas
3. (= in detail) [describe, explain] → con todo detalle; [discuss] → a fondo
4. (= in full) [reimburse] → enteramente
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fully

[ˈfʊli] adv
(= completely) → complètement
He hasn't fully recovered from his illness → Il n'est pas complètement remis de sa maladie.
a fully automatic washing machine
BUT une machine à laver entièrement automatique.
[answer, describe] → en détail
(= at least) → au moins
fully as big → au moins aussi grandfully-featured [ˌfʊliˈfiːtʃərd] adj [electronic product] → complet/ète, multifonctions invfully-fitted kitchen [ˌfʊliˈfɪtɪd] ncuisine f entièrement équipéefully fledged fully-fledged [ˌfʊliˈflɛdʒd] adj
[teacher, barrister] → diplômé(e)
[citizen, member] → à part entière
(= fully developed) [system, institution] → à part entière
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fully

adv
(= completely) fit, aware, consciousvöllig; developed, operational, qualifiedvoll; understand, recovervoll und ganz; comply, participateuneingeschränkt; discuss, describe, answer, briefausführlich; fully automaticvollautomatisch; fully pressurizedmit vollem Druckausgleich; she was fully aware of my thoughtssie war sich meiner Gedanken voll (und ganz) bewusst; fully booked(ganz or völlig) ausgebucht; fully clothed(ganz) angezogen; fully integrated (system, service)voll integriert; (racially) → ohne jegliche Rassentrennung; a fully-equipped kitcheneine komplett ausgestattete Küche; fully illustratedvollständig illustriert
(= at least) fully 200 yearsvolle or gute 200 Jahre; fully one-quarter of the workersein volles or gutes Viertel der Arbeiter

fully

:
fully fashioned
adj stocking, jumpermit Passform
fully fledged
adj
(fig) member, citizenrichtig; artist, atheistrichtiggehend; partyeigenständig; neurosisausgewachsen (inf); doctor, teacher etcvoll qualifiziert
(Orn) birdflügge
fully paid-up
adj member (lit)ohne Beitragsrückstände; (fig)eingeschrieben
fully qualified
adjvoll qualifiziert attr
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fully

[ˈfʊlɪ] adv
a. (completely) → completamente, pienamente, interamente
fully dressed → completamente vestito/a
b. (at least) → almeno
fully as big → almeno così grosso/a
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full

(ful) adjective
1. holding or containing as much as possible. My basket is full.
2. complete. a full year; a full account of what happened.
3. (of clothes) containing a large amount of material. a full skirt.
adverb
1. completely. Fill the petrol tank full.
2. exactly; directly. She hit him full in the face.
ˈfully adverb
1. completely. He was fully aware of what was happening; fully-grown dogs.
2. quite; at least. It will take fully three days.
ˌfull-ˈlength adjective
1. complete; of the usual or standard length. a full-length novel.
2. down to the feet. a full-length portrait.
full moon
(the time of) the moon when it appears at its most complete. There is a full moon tonight.
ˌfull-ˈscale adjective
(of a drawing etc) of the same size as the subject. a full-scale drawing of a flower.
full stop
a written or printed point (.) marking the end of a sentence; a period.
ˌfull-ˈtime adjective, adverb
occupying one's working time completely. a full-time job; She works full-time now.
fully-fledged adjective
1. (as in bird) having grown its feathers and ready to fly.
2. fully trained, qualified etc. He's now a fully-fledged teacher.
full of
1. filled with; containing or holding very much or very many. The bus was full of people.
2. completely concerned with. She rushed into the room full of the news.
in full
completely. Write your name in full; He paid his bill in full.
to the full
to the greatest possible extent. to enjoy life to the full.
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تـَمَاماً naprosto fuldt vollkommen εντελώς del todo täysin pleinement potpuno pienamente 十分に 완전히 volledig til fulle w pełni completamente полностью fullt อย่างเต็มที่ tam olarak đầy đủ 充分地
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This alteration is fully justified by the advantage of uniformity in all points which relate to foreign powers; and of immediate responsibility to the nation in all those for whose conduct the nation itself is to be responsible.
In length, the Sperm Whale's skeleton at Tranque measured seventy-two feet; so that when fully invested and extended in life, he must have been ninety feet long; for in the whale, the skeleton loses about one fifth in length compared with the living body.
Death and pain of every kind were fully represented in that gruesome collection.
Gently he lifted his wife's still unconscious form, and bore her to the little cabin, but it was fully two hours before she regained consciousness.
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I have discussed the probable origin of domestic pigeons at some, yet quite insufficient, length; because when I first kept pigeons and watched the several kinds, knowing well how true they bred, I felt fully as much difficulty in believing that they could ever have descended from a common parent, as any naturalist could in coming to a similar conclusion in regard to the many species of finches, or other large groups of birds, in nature.
No objection was raised on the father's side; the young man was treated liberally; it was all as it should be: and as Emma became acquainted with Robert Martin, who was now introduced at Hartfield, she fully acknowledged in him all the appearance of sense and worth which could bid fairest for her little friend.
Only quite lately in regard to his relations with Anna, Vronsky had begun to feel that his code of principles did not fully cover all possible contingencies, and to foresee in the future difficulties and perplexities for which he could find no guiding clue.
Like every other great poet he somehow expressed the feelings of his day, and I suppose that at the time he wrote "Maud" he said more fully what the whole English-speaking race were then dimly longing to utter than any English poet who has lived.
My second brother is in Peru, so wealthy that with what he has sent to my father and to me he has fully repaid the portion he took with him, and has even furnished my father's hands with the means of gratifying his natural generosity, while I too have been enabled to pursue my studies in a more becoming and creditable fashion, and so to attain my present standing.
"Why, every school boy on Barsoom knows the geography, and much concerning the fauna and flora, as well as the history of your planet fully as well as of his own.
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