full Meaning & Definition

Synonyms of Full

Antonyms of Full

Full in a Sentence

The jugs were full to the point of overflowing.

Our book gives full treatment to the subject of angling.

She had tattoos the full length of her arms.   He was prosecuted to the full extent of the law.

full member

full officer

"I'm full," he said, pushing back from the table.

This movie doesn't make sense; it's full of plot holes.

I prefer my pizzas full of toppings.

Hang on - my hands are full; just let me put these down.

full lips; a full face; a full figure

a full pleated skirt; She needed her full clothing during her pregnancy.

a full singing voice

She's full of her latest project.

nines full of aces

I'll beat him with my kings full!

I was fed to the full.

a full pleated skirt;   She needed her full clothing during her pregnancy.

I'll beat him with my kings full! = three kings and two unspecified cards of the same rank.

a full hamper

a full report

gone a full hour

my full share

full retreat

full support

full professor

in full control of your senses

came to bat with the bases full

a full count

full speed

full strength

full bloom

The moon is full tonight.

a full figure

a full skirt

a full life

living life to the fullest = in a very active way

He was full after eating the large supper.

a full meal

full sisters

full tones

full of his own concerns

a food of full flavor

knew full well they had lied to me

She swung full around toward her husband …

got hit full in the face

the full of the moon

enjoy to the full

at the start of the game everyone was full of energy and hope

the boy's bedroom is full of sports trophies and medals

even at the age of eighteen he hadn't reached his full height

a boat going at full speed

even the heartiest eaters are sure to be full when they leave that restaurant

a full analysis of the problems facing our cities today

the dessert had a rich, full chocolate flavor

she should have a hairdo that complements her full face

a very full description of the city's cultural offerings

a full deck of cards

waited until it was full dark to launch the attack

he knew full well that what he was doing was wrong

full in the center of the square stands an enormous statue of the city's founder

the account is now paid in full

a full report / gone a full hour / my full share

full retreat / full support

full member / full professor

full speed / full strength

a full life / living life to the fullest = in a very active way

Word Forms & Grammar

full

fuller

fullest

to the fullest

fulls

fulled

full·ing

fulling

in full

full (comparative fuller or more full, superlative fullest or most full)

full (not comparable)

full (plural fulls)

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

Words That Rhyme With Full

Origin of Full

Origin 1: Middle English ful, full, fol, going back to Old English full, going back to Germanic *fulla- (whence also Old Frisian ful, fol "full," Old Saxon full, Middle Dutch vol, Old High German fol, Old Icelandic fullr, Gothic fulls), going back to Indo-European *pl̥h1nó-, verbal adjective from the base *pleh1- "become full," whence also Old Irish lán "full," Welsh llawn (with length secondary if the proposed law shortening pretonic vowels in Celtic is valid), Latin plēnus (with -ē- from -plēre "to fill"), Old Church Slavic plĭnŭ, Russian pólnyj, Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian pȕn, Lithuanian pìlnas, Sanskrit pūrṇáḥ, Avestan pərəna-; *pleh1- appears with varying ablaut and suffixation in Latin plēre "to fill" (from *plēi̯e-), verbal adjective plētus, Greek pímplēmi "(I) fill," plêto "(it) has become full," Armenian lnowm "(I) fill," Sanskrit pr̥ṇā́ti "(s/he) fills"

Origin 2: Middle English ful, full "completely, entirely, very, quite," going back to Old English, derivative of full full:1

Origin 3: Middle English fulle "the whole amount, satisfactory amount," going back to Old English fulla, derivative of full full:1

Origin 4: derivative of full:1

Origin 5: Middle English fullen "to full (cloth), trample down, oppress," borrowed from Anglo-French fuller, foler, fouler "to full (cloth), press (grapes), trample under foot, oppress," going back to Late Latin fullāre "to full (cloth)," verb derivative from the base of Latin fullōn-, fullō "fuller (of cloth), launderer," of obscure origin

Origin 6: From Middle English ful, from Old English full (“full”), from Proto-West Germanic *full, from Proto-Germanic *fullaz (“full”), from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós (“full”).

Origin 7: Germanic cognates include West Frisian fol, Low German vull, Dutch vol, German voll, Danish fuld, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish full. Proto-Indo-European cognates include English plenty (via Latin, compare plēnus), Welsh llawn, Russian по́лный (pólnyj), Lithuanian pilnas, Persian پر (por), Sanskrit पूर्ण (pūrṇá).

Origin 8: See also fele and Scots fou (whence the English doublet fou (“drunk”)). For the "drunk, intoxicated" sense, compare also Swedish full and other Scandinavian languages.

Origin 9: From Middle English fulle, fylle, fille, from Old English fyllu, fyllo (“fullness, fill, plenty”), from Proto-Germanic *fullį̄, *fulnō (“fullness, filling, overflow”), from Proto-Indo-European *plūno-, *plno- (“full”), from *pelh₁-, *pleh₁- (“to fill; full”). Cognate with German Fülle (“fullness, fill”), Icelandic fylli (“fulness, fill”). More at fill.

First Known Use

before 12th century

1785i

14th century