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adverb ful·ly \ ˈfu̇(l)-lē \

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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Robbins said the teacher is just in her second year and didn’t fully understand district and board policies.

— arika herron, Indianapolis Star, "Teacher tells first-graders: Don't talk about God in classroom," 30 Aug. 2017
In 1940, just before the U.S. joined World War, the streetcar system was fully operational and taking in about 5.5 million fares a month, according to Enquirer reports at the time.

— cameron knight, Cincinnati.com, "Streetcar's second year: Ridership projections cut in half," 30 Aug. 2017
DeVos, who spent decades working against public education, seems fully on board with this strategy.

— luke darby, GQ, "Betsy DeVos' Newest Hire Was a Dean of DeVry, Everyone's Favorite Sham University," 30 Aug. 2017
Atlanta native Mitchell was certainly aware that her city’s symbol was the phoenix rising from the ashes (so designated in 1888, when Reconstruction had been finally vanquished and Jim Crow was being fully instituted).

— ed kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, "Yes, Gone With the Wind Is Another Neo-Confederate Monument," 30 Aug. 2017
Richards, the 6-foot-11 freshman dynamic center, probably has the most upside on the team after fully committing to basketball in high school, many years after most of his peers.

— fletcher page, The Courier-Journal, "NBA mock drafts: Opinions vary on UK basketball's top NBA draft prospect," 30 Aug. 2017
The truth is, you’ll never fully get rid of the Imposter.

— shine, SELF, "Why It's Totally Normal to Feel Like an Imposter Sometimes," 29 Aug. 2017
The circuit included: Wall sits Rather than remain stationary, we were tasked with shimmying down the wall until fully seated.

— Health.com, "I Trained Like a UFC Fighter and It Was the Most Insane Workout of My Life," 25 Aug. 2017
The Valparaiso School Board is waiving transfer tuition this year for all students now attending the school district from outside its boundaries, but pledging to more fully examine the matter in the future.

— amy lavalley, Post-Tribune, "Valparaiso schools opt for state funding over tuition," 25 Aug. 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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