full well

idiom

formal
: very well
You know full well that it won't be possible for me to go.

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Corporate leaders know full well what is happening, and, in private, many of them are surely alarmed about the possible consequences. John Cassidy, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2025 Joe Schoen knows full well that plans can change. Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2025 Armenians understand the geopolitical implications full well. Melik Kaylan, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025 Beachgoers know full well that the moon’s gravity causes the seas’ daily high and low tides, and the solid Earth rises and falls a little bit in response to the moon as well, albeit not nearly as noticeably. Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 31 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for full well

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“Full well.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/full%20well. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.

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