full
- adjective
- /fʊl/
- After a long day of hiking, I felt full of energy and excitement.
- full-time
- full-scale
- the full range
And they didn't have the full results back yet.
- And they didn't have the full results back yet.
- So we know half glass, half full glass, half empty, right?
- And that thing would be full of chips or jeeps.
- Did Leah get the full picture during movie night?
- And she's in a gas station full of food and drinks.
Examples
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The bag of food he brought, it's full of crazy items.
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We will be given a full report.
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Okay, we're gonna need a full charge.
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OK, we are set for our last full day in Beijing.
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And they offered full tuition, full tuition that was great.
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After that, a full week went by and I didn't see her once.
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A room full of people singing your praises...
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Here they were left to starve in full view of both armies.
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All recruitment activities began after obtaining full approval from the university institutional review board.
Academic text (2015) -
The basket was full of ripe fruits and vegetables from the market.
Synonyms
Complete and not broken or divided
Complete with nothing missing
Containing a lot of something, like tears or facts
Complete and not missing any part
Having all needed parts and nothing missing
So full that there is no space left
So full that it almost overflows
Full to the top with something, often a feeling
Full of something that takes up most of it
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
To focus on the good parts of a situation instead of the bad
Compounds
A level where staff do many things for customers, like pumping gas or helping at a hotel
- US
A scholarship that pays all college costs, including tuition, fees, room, and meals
- Specialized
A situation where everyone who wants and can work at current pay has a job
- Specialized
A bullet with a lead core covered in hard metal like copper that does not break on impact
- Informal
A strong, aggressive effort to reach a goal quickly, often to win support
- Specialized
A wrestling hold that locks both hands behind the opponent's neck and is banned in amateur wrestling
- Formal
A very formal uniform that military or navy officers wear at official ceremonies
- Specialized
A dive where the diver jumps forward, flips backward once, and enters feet first
- Specialized
A small tree grown for its pretty, deeply cut leaves that turn bright red in autumn
- Archaic
A solid part of a fort at a corner, filled so the inside ground is level with the wall
A very bright car light that can blind other drivers and is used when no cars are nearby
A complete suit of metal plates that covers the body and protects a knight in battle
- Specialized
An object that absorbs all light and other rays and emits the most energy for its temperature
- Specialized
A device that changes electricity that goes back and forth into a steady positive flow
How Full
Surface Forms
Etymology
Full comes from an old English word like fill that meant 'complete' or 'filled', so think of a glass 'filled' to the top; that's why full means containing as much as possible.