Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

to the full

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.53 in modern English

Syllables: to the -full
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Fully; completely.

prep_phrase

Without any reservation; taking the greatest advantage of the situation.

Example Sentences

"'Brrrrr,' said Lieutenant Dubosc, realizing to the full how cold he was."
"Now that I'm retired, I feel I can live life to the full."

Inflected Forms

to the fullest (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

extremely completely entire everything partially partly to an extent to some extent

Synonyms

all the way from soup to nuts in excelsis to the backbone to the bone to the brim to the core to the fullest to the full to the gills to the gunnels to the hilt

Questions

What does to the full mean?: Fully; completely.

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