Kilo Lingo

full

/fʊl/

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Translation

Holding as much as it can, with no more space left.

Word origin

Comes from the Old English word full, meaning filled or complete.

Origin
Old English
Root
full

Examples

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"Full" shows the glass holds as much water as it can.

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Here "full" means there was no more space in the room.

meal.

"Full" shows I have eaten as much as I can.

Something "full" holds as much as it can, with no room left. A full glass, a full bus, or a full plate cannot take any more. When you have eaten enough, you can say you are full. The opposite is "empty".

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This word is part of lesson 6.