Fully vs Utterly

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Fully

Top 2000 (comune)B2adverb

Utterly

Top 2000 (comune)C1adverb
 FullyUtterly
Pronuncia🇬🇧 /["/ˈfʊli/"]/🇺🇸 /["/ˈfʊli/"]/🇬🇧 /["/ˈʌtəli/"]/🇺🇸 /["/ˈʌtərli/"]/
Significatocompletely or totallycompletely or very much
EsempioI **fully understand** your motives.We're so utterly different from each other.
RegistroNeutroNeutro
Quanto è comuneTop 2000 (comune)Top 2000 (comune)
Livello CEFRB2C1
Categoria grammaticaleadverbadverb
Collocazionifully aware, fully prepared, fully understand, fully loaded, fully engageutterly amazed, utterly ridiculous, utterly defeated, utterly confused, utterly hopeless
Contraripartially, incompletely, slightlypartially, slightly
Errori comuniUsing '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.
Note d'usoUse '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.

Domande frequenti: Fully vs Utterly

Qual è la differenza tra Fully e Utterly?

Fully: completely or totally Utterly: completely or very much

Fully e Utterly sono allo stesso livello CEFR?

Fully: B2, Utterly: C1 sulla scala CEFR.

Posso usare Fully e Utterly in modo intercambiabile?

Non sempre. Fully e Utterly sono affini e a volte si sovrappongono, ma differiscono per registro, frequenza e uso, quindi scambiarle può cambiare il significato o il tono. Controlla le differenze qui sopra prima di sostituire.

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