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English

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old English full, from Proto-Germanic *fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós. Cognates include Old High German foll, Old Norse fullr (from whence Swedish and Norwegian full and Danish fuld), German voll, Dutch vol, Gothic 𐍆𐌵𐌻𐌻𐍃 (fulls), Lithuanian pilnas, Old Church Slavonic плънъ (plŭnŭ) , Latin plēnus, Ancient Greek πλήρης (plērēs) and πλέως (pleōs), Old Irish lán, and Sanskrit पूर्ण (pūrṇa)

Adjective

full (comparative fuller, superlative fullest)

  1. Containing the maximum possible amount of that which can fit in the space available.
    The jugs were full to the point of overflowing.
  2. Complete; with nothing omitted.
    Our book gives full treatment to the subject of angling.
  3. Total, entire.
    She had tattoos the full length of her arms.
    He was prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
  4. (informal) satisfied, especially in relation to eating.
    "I'm full", he said, pushing back from the table.
  5. Of a garment, of a size that is ample, wide, or having ample folds or pleats to be comfortable.
    She needed her full clothing during her pregnancy.
  6. Having depth and body; rich.
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Translations
containing the maximum possible amount
  • Afrikaans: vol
  • Albanian: plot sq(sq)
  • Arabic: ممتلئ ar(ar) (mumtali')
    Egyptian Arabic: مليان (malyaan)
  • Armenian: լիքը hy(hy) (lik’ë), լի hy(hy) (li)
  • Catalan: ple
  • Chamicuro: siila
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin: 充滿 cmn(cmn), 充满 cmn(cmn) (chōngmǎn), 滿 cmn(cmn), 满 cmn(cmn) (mǎn)
  • Croatian: pun hr(hr)
  • Danish: fuld da(da), fyldt da(da)
  • Dutch: vol nl(nl)
  • Esperanto: plena eo(eo)
  • Finnish: täysi fi(fi)
  • French: plein fr(fr)
  • German: voll de(de)
  • Greek: πλήρης el(el) m., γεμάτος el(el) m.
  • Hebrew: מלא (mal'e)
  • Hungarian: tele hu(hu)
  • Indonesian: penuh id(id)
    Javanese: kebak
  • Irish: lán ga(ga)
complete
total, entire
satisfied, in relation to eating
  • Afrikaans: vol
  • Armenian: կուշտ hy(hy) (kušt)
  • Catalan: , ple m., plena f.
  • Chinese:
    • Mandarin 飽 cmn(cmn) (bǎo) (trad.), 饱 cmn(cmn) (bǎo) (simp.)
  • Danish: mæt, fyldt op
  • Dutch: vol nl(nl), verzadigd nl(nl), zat nl(nl)
  • Esperanto: sata eo(eo)
  • Finnish: täynnä fi(fi), kylläinen fi(fi)
  • French: rassasié fr(fr), repu fr(fr)
  • German: satt de(de), voll de(de)
  • Greek: πλήρης el(el) m.
  • Indonesian: kenyang id(id)
  • Italian: sazio it(it)
  • Korean: 부르다 (bureu-da)
  • Kurdish:
    • Sorani: تێر ku(ku) (taer)
  • Manx: lane gv(gv)
  • Norwegian: mett no(no)
  • Old Church Slavonic: сꙑтъ (sytŭ)
  • Persian: سیر fa(fa) (sir)
  • Polish: syty pl(pl)
  • Romanian: săturat ro(ro), sătul ro(ro)
  • Russian: сытый ru(ru) (sýtyj)
  • Spanish: satisfecho es(es) m.
  • Swedish: mätt sv(sv)
  • Turkish: tok tr(tr)
of a garment
rich tones
  • Italian: intenso it(it)
  • Russian: насыщенный ru(ru) (nasýščenyj)
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  • Chinese: 充分的
  • Ido: plena
  • Japanese: 満ちた (みちた, micita), 一杯 (いっぱい, ippai) (2), 完全な
  • Korean: 충분한
  • Kurdish (Kurmancî): tijî, mişt
  • Malagasy: feno, voky (2); (Sakalava & Tsimiety Malagasy) vôky (2)
  • Mongolian: цадсан (2)
  • Scottish Gaelic: làn, lìonta
  • Sicilian: chinu m., china f.

Adverb

full (comparative more full, superlative most full)

  1. Quite; thoroughly; completely; exactly; entirely.
    • 1819, John Keats, Otho the Great, Act IV, Scene I, verse 112
      You know full well what makes me look so pale.
    • Dante Gabriel Rosetti, William Blake, lines 9-12
      This cupboard (...)
      this other one,
      His true wife's charge, full oft to their abode
      Yielded for daily bread the martyr's stone,
    • 1874, James Thomson, The City of Dreadful Night, IX
      It is full strange to him who hears and feels,
      When wandering there in some deserted street,
      The booming and the jar of ponderous wheels,

Etymology 2

Latin fullare, French fouler "to tread, stamp, full"

Verb

to full (third-person singular simple present fulls, present participle fulling, simple past and past participle fulled)

  1. To make cloth denser and firmer by soaking, beating and pressing, to waulk, walk
Translations
to make cloth denser
Derived terms
See also

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin folium (leaf). Compare French feuille, Spanish hoja, Italian foglia (the latter from Latin folia, plural of folium).

Noun

full m.

  1. sheet of paper

French

Etymology

English

Noun

full m. (plural fulls)

  1. (poker) full house

Italian

Etymology

English

Noun

full m. inv.

  1. full house (in poker)

Norwegian

Etymology

From Old Norse fullr < Proto-Germanic *fullaz < Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós. Cognates include German voll, Dutch vol, English full, Gothic 𐍆𐌵𐌻𐌻𐍃 (fulls), Lithuanian pilnas, Old Church Slavonic плънъ (plŭnŭ) , Latin plēnus, Ancient Greek πλήρης (plērēs) and πλέως (pleōs), Old Irish lán, and Sanskrit पूर्ण (pūrṇa)

Pronunciation

Adjective

full

  1. full (containing the maximum possible amount)
  2. drunk

Inflection

Inflection of full
Bokmål Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Masculine singular full fulle Comparative fullere Superlative fullest fulleste
Feminine singular full fulle
Neuter singular fullt fulle
Plural fulle fulle
Nynorsk Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Masculine singular full fulle Comparative fullare Superlative fullast fullaste
Feminine singular full fulle
Neuter singular fullt fulle
Plural fulle fulle

Related terms

Derived terms

Old English

Etymology 1

Proto-Germanic *fullaz from Proto-Indo-European *pelə-, *plē- (“to fill; full”). Akin to Old Frisian ful, Old Saxon ful, Old High German foll, Old Norse fullr.

Adjective

full (full)

  1. full
Descendants

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *fullun (“vessel”) from Proto-Indo-European *pēl(w)- (“a kind of vessel”). Akin to Old Saxon full "beaker", Old Norse full "beaker".

Alternative forms

Noun

full n.

  1. a beaker.
  2. a cup, especially one with liquor in it.
Declension
Declension of full
Singular Plural
nominative full, ful full, fulu
accusative full, ful full, fulu
genitive fulles, fules fulla, fula
dative fulle, fule fullum, fulum

Swedish

Etymology

Old Norse fullr

Pronunciation

Adjective

full

Inflections of full Absolute Comparative Superlative
Attributive Predicative
Indefinite singular Common full fullare fullast
Neuter fullt
Definite singular Masc. fulle fullaste
All fulla fullaste
Plural fulla fullaste
  1. full (containing the maximum possible amount)
  2. drunk, intoxicated

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