fully
Americanadverb
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entirely or wholly.
You should be fully done with the work by now.
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quite or at least.
Fully half the class attended the ceremony.
adverb
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to the greatest degree or extent; totally; entirely
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amply; sufficiently; adequately
they were fully fed
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at least
it was fully an hour before she came
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Etymology
Origin of fully
First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English fullīce; equivalent to full 1 + -ly
Example Sentences
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Wayve added that fully driverless operations will begin "in the future," without specifying a timeframe.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
Moir said it took three to four years to fully staff the modern languages department at Mackie Academy.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
Richards tore two ligaments in his left ankle playing for Crystal Palace, his English club team, on May 17 and hadn’t played or fully trained since.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
Gathering together some of the anthology’s pithiest and most striking quotations, Mr. Romm’s book is an intriguing and occasionally frustrating aperitif that doesn’t fully satisfy but is nonetheless stimulating.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
I wrenched the knob again, and again, until the valve was fully open.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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