soniya
"completely" or "fully" ? Can anybody tell me the difference between the 2 words? " drain compeletly" ? " drain fully"? Thank you in advance.
2011년 2월 22일 오전 3:45
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Hi Soniya. "completely" and "fully" have the same meaning when you're showing nothing is missing. For example: She had fully/completely recovered from the accident. Also "fully" used to emphasize an amount or showing to contain (hold) as much as possible. For example: The disease affects fully 30 percent of the population. (not completely) I think "fully" is more natural in your sentence. For more information direct attention to Oxford Dictionary.
2011년 2월 25일
well, the meaning is the same.....but grammatically drain fully makes more sense
2011년 2월 23일
however, on my test paper the answer is "fully". 「Decant it into a bottle, make sure to drain fully.」 :< it confused me
2011년 2월 22일
I would say "drain completely". Example: The lake had to be drained completely in order to find the murder weapon. fully= entirely/wholly: You should be fully finished with that work by now. completely=totally /utterly: I am completely exhausted
2011년 2월 22일
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