Fully vs Utterly

Quando usar cada um em inglês, com significado, registro e exemplos.

Fully

Top 2000 (comum) B2 adverb

Utterly

Top 2000 (comum) C1 adverb

	Fully	Utterly
Pronúncia	🇬🇧 /["/ˈfʊli/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ˈfʊli/"]/ Ouvir Fully	🇬🇧 /["/ˈʌtəli/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ˈʌtərli/"]/ Ouvir Utterly
Significado	completely or totally	completely or very much
Exemplo	I **fully understand** your motives.	We're so utterly different from each other.
Registro	Neutro	Neutro
Quão comum	Top 2000 (comum)	Top 2000 (comum)
Nível CEFR	B2	C1
Classe gramatical	adverb	adverb
Colocações	fully aware, fully prepared, fully understand, fully loaded, fully engage	utterly amazed, utterly ridiculous, utterly defeated, utterly confused, utterly hopeless
Antônimos	partially, incompletely, slightly	partially, slightly
Erros comuns	Using '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.
Notas de uso	Use '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.

Perguntas frequentes: Fully vs Utterly

Qual é a diferença entre Fully e Utterly?

Fully: completely or totally Utterly: completely or very much

Fully e Utterly estão no mesmo nível CEFR?

Fully: B2, Utterly: C1 na escala CEFR.

Posso usar Fully e Utterly de forma intercambiável?

Nem sempre. Fully e Utterly são relacionadas e às vezes se sobrepõem, mas diferem em registro, frequência e uso, então trocar uma pela outra pode mudar o sentido ou o tom. Veja as diferenças acima antes de substituir.