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adverb ful·ly \ ˈfu̇(l)-lē \

Updated on: 3 Dec 2017

Definition of fully

1 : in a full manner or degree : completely

2 : at least

fully nine tenths of us

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Examples of fully in a Sentence

He fully recovered from the operation.
They will never fully appreciate their luck.
The house is fully furnished.
When will the tree be fully grown?

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Hire a Private Guide To be fully inside the bubble for a day, hire a VIP Ambassador (starting at $2,400, not including admission) .

— Los Angeles Magazine, "4 Ways to Get the VIP Treatment at Disneyland," 31 Oct. 2017
Ford set a target last year to introduce fully self-driving cars in 2021 and has downplayed this goal since then.

— timothy b. lee, Ars Technica, "Waymo has a big lead in driverless cars—but here’s how it could lose it," 31 Oct. 2017
The Browns -- more importantly, Browns fans -- deserve to see again the excitement and production supplied by a fully engaged Gordon.

— dennis manoloff, cleveland.com, "Josh Gordon owes Cleveland Browns undivided attention, max effort: DMan video," 2 Nov. 2017
Those flying in the center seats of the 1-2-1 configuration can even fully lower the divider between the two seats to form a double bed.

— paul brady, Condé Nast Traveler, "Singapore Airlines' New First-Class Suites Are Hotel Rooms in the Sky," 2 Nov. 2017
Knowing yourself and your personal biases in order to fully address whatever a child brings with them to school.

— kate magill, Howard County Times, "It's a 'new day' for diversity and inclusion in Howard County schools," 1 Nov. 2017
Williams is fully aware of the situation, measured and engaged in the process.

— michael osipoff, Post-Tribune, "Same old, same old: Hype hasn't affected Andrean's Cameron Williams," 18 Oct. 2017
The Obliteration Room, which will eventually be fully covered in colorful dots 14.

— marielle wakim, Los Angeles Magazine, "FIRST LOOK: Pics from the Broad’s New Insanely Popular Yayoi Kusama Exhibition," 18 Oct. 2017
Significant Flooding What an image - #Ophelia has fully covered Ireland with the eye of the storm in Kerry.

— peter flanagan, Bloomberg.com, "Storm Ophelia Kills 3 in Ireland's Worst Weather in Decades," 17 Oct. 2017

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First Known Use of fully

before 12th century

fully Synonyms

Synonyms

all, all of, all over, altogether, clean, completely, dead, enough, entire, entirely, even, exactly, fast, flat, full, heartily, out, perfectly, plumb [chiefly dialect], quite, soundly, thoroughly, through and through, totally, utterly, well, wholly, wide, all the way, at length, down the line, down to the ground, for fair, in whole, to bits, to pieces, to the hilt, to the max

Antonyms

half, halfway, incompletely, part, partially, partly

Near Antonyms

barely, hardly, just, kind of, marginally, minimally, scarcely, slightly, superficially; approximately, roughly, somewhat

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Definition of fully for English Language Learners

: in every way or detail : completely or entirely

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adverb ful·ly \ ˈfu̇-lē \

Definition of fully for Students

1 : completely

He fully recovered.

2 : at least

Fully half failed.

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