French word

pleinement

Pronunciation

IPA/plɛnəmɑ̃/

Meaning

  • adverbfully

Example

Il comprend pleinement la situation.

He fully understands the situation.

Illustration for pleinement (fully)

More examples

Je lui fais pleinement confiance.

I trust him completely.

Core concept

An action or realization fills the whole space available to it, leaving nothing essential unfinished or unrecognized.

Common phrases

  • faire pleinement confiance

    trust ___ completely

  • pleinement responsable

    fully responsible

Similar words

complètement: Completely, with nothing left unfinished or remaining.
totalement: Utterly, to an extreme degree with no room for anything less.
entièrement: Entirely, covering the whole of something rather than only part of it.
parfaitement: Perfectly, without flaws or errors and close to the ideal.

Definition in French

Marque l'accomplissement total d'une action ou la pleine conscience d'un fait.

Word origin

French formed pleinement from plein and -ment, an adverbial ending that developed from the Latin ablative form mente.

Usage tips

  • Pleinement commonly comes before an adjective in phrases such as pleinement conscient de, where conscient takes the preposition de.

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