Fully vs Utterly

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Fully

Top 2000 (courant)B2adverb

Utterly

Top 2000 (courant)C1adverb
 FullyUtterly
Prononciation🇬🇧 /["/ˈfʊli/"]/🇺🇸 /["/ˈfʊli/"]/🇬🇧 /["/ˈʌtəli/"]/🇺🇸 /["/ˈʌtərli/"]/
Senscompletely or totallycompletely or very much
ExempleI **fully understand** your motives.We're so utterly different from each other.
RegistreNeutreNeutre
FréquenceTop 2000 (courant)Top 2000 (courant)
Niveau CEFRB2C1
Nature grammaticaleadverbadverb
Collocationsfully aware, fully prepared, fully understand, fully loaded, fully engageutterly amazed, utterly ridiculous, utterly defeated, utterly confused, utterly hopeless
Antonymespartially, incompletely, slightlypartially, slightly
Erreurs fréquentesUsing 'fully' in place of 'very' which is not always correct., Confusing 'fully' with 'fill' in terms of spelling., 'Fully' is sometimes misused in contexts where 'entirely' or 'completely' fit better.Confused with 'totally' in overly casual contexts., Using 'utterly' for countable nouns, which is incorrect.
Notes d'usageUse 'fully' to emphasize that something is done to the highest degree. Avoid using it in very casual speech where simpler words like 'really' may be preferred.Use 'utterly' in both spoken and written English to emphasize the totality of an action or state. It is more intense than just saying 'very'. It may not be appropriate in casual conversation, where simpler terms are often preferred.

Questions fréquentes : Fully vs Utterly

Quelle est la différence entre Fully et Utterly ?

Fully: completely or totally Utterly: completely or very much

Lequel est le plus avancé : Fully et Utterly ?

Utterly est le niveau le plus élevé, à C1, sur l'échelle CEFR.

Fully et Utterly sont-ils au même niveau CEFR ?

Fully: B2, Utterly: C1 sur l'échelle CEFR.

Quelle est la nature grammaticale de Fully et Utterly ?

Fully: adverb, Utterly: adverb.

Peux-tu montrer un exemple de chacun ?

Fully: I **fully understand** your motives. Utterly: We're so utterly different from each other.

Puis-je utiliser Fully et Utterly de façon interchangeable ?

Pas toujours. Fully et Utterly sont proches et se recoupent parfois, mais elles diffèrent par le registre, la fréquence et l'usage, donc remplacer l'une par l'autre peut changer le sens ou le ton. Regarde les différences ci-dessus avant de substituer.

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