Meaning & use

fully

adverb·Everyday

Completely, entirely, or to the greatest possible extent.

See it in a sentence

She fully recovered from the surgery within just a few months.

The committee has not yet fully considered all the proposal's consequences.

A note on using this word

Frequently pairs with verbs like understand, recover, or support to emphasize the total extent of an action.

Words with a similar meaning

completelyentirely

Choose a synonym to suit the sentence. Meanings can overlap without being identical.

Words with an opposite meaning

partiallybarely

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