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1) ADV: ADV adj, ADV with v Fully means to the greatest degree or extent possible.

She was fully aware of my thoughts...

I don't fully agree with that.

Syn:
completely
2) ADV: ADV with v You use fully to say that a process is completely finished.

He had still not fully recovered.

3) ADV-GRADED: ADV with v If you describe, answer, or deal with something fully, you leave out nothing that should be mentioned or dealt with.

Fiers promised to testify fully and truthfully...

Major elements of these debates are discussed more fully later in this book.

4) ADV: ADV amount (emphasis) Fully is used to emphasize how great an amount is. [WRITTEN]

Fully 30% of the poor could not even afford access to illegal shanties.


English dictionary. 2008.

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