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Completely

Definition: Completely

Completely

Adverb

1. To a complete degree or to the full or entire extent; "he was wholly convinced"; "entirely satisfied with the meal"; "it was completely different from what we expected"; "was completely at fault"; "a totally new situation"; "the directions were all wrong"; "It was not altogether her fault"; "an altogether new approach"; (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly' as in "a whole new idea").

2. So as to be complete; with everything necessary; "he had filled out the form completely"; "the apartment was completely furnished".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "completely" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1380. (references)

 

Synonyms: Completely

Synonyms: all (adv), altogether (adv), entirely (adv), totally (adv), whole (adv), wholly (adv). (additional references)
Antonym: partly (adv). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Completely

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Completeness

Adverb: completely; Adjective: altogether, outright, wholly, totally, in toto, quite; all out; over head and ears; effectually, for good and all, nicely, fully, through thick and thin, head and shoulders; neck and heel, neck and crop; in all respects, in every respect; at all points, out and out, to all intents and purposes; toto coelo; utterly; clean, clean as a whistle; to the full, to the utmost, to the backbone; hollow, stark; heart and soul, root and branch, down to the ground.

Completion

Adverb: completely;(thoroughly); to crown all, out of hand.

Whole

Adverb: wholly, altogether; totally; (completely); entirely, all, all in all, as a whole, wholesale, in a body, collectively, all put together; in the aggregate, in the lump, in the mass, in the gross, in the main, in the long run; en masse, as a body, on the whole, bodily, en bloc, in extenso, throughout, every inch; substantially.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Completely

Etymologies containing "completely": Thoroughstitch. (references)

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Modern Usage: Completely

DomainUsage

Screenplays

You know that, officially, Uncle Sam is completely neutral in this turkey shoot (Tomorrow Never Dies; writing credit: Bruce Feirstein)

If you guys know so much about women, how come you're here at like the Gas 'n' Sip on a Saturday night completely alone drinking beers with no women anywhere (Say Anything; writing credit: Cameron Crowe.)

My experiments are only theoretical, completely within legal boundaries (Lilo & Stitch; writing credit: Chris Sanders)

There's serious metal fatigue in all the load-bearing members, the wiring is substandard, it's completely inadequate for our power needs, and the neighborhood is like a demilitarized zone (Ghostbusters; writing credit: Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis.)

Completely free from infection (Coming to America; writing credit: David Sheffield)

Lyrics

School's out completely (School's Out; performing artist: Alice Cooper)

With a touch I completely lose control (I Get Weak; performing artist: Belinda Carlisle)

I'm completely positive (I'm Coming Out; performing artist: Diana Ross)

Baby, Completely (Wrapped Up In You; performing artist: Garth Brooks)

Your're heading into a completely new direction (Let's Get Back; performing artist: Gwen Stefani)

Movie/TV Titles

And Now for Something Completely Different (1971)

Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise (2001)

The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley (1988)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Completely

DomainTitle

Books

  • A Field Guide to Western Birds : A Completely New Guide to Field Marks of All Species Found in North America West of the 100th Meridian and North of Mexico (reference)

  • C++ for Dummies (4th Edition, Completely Revised) (reference)

  • Fodor's China: The Guide for All Budgets, Completely Updated, With Many Maps and Travel Tips (Fodor's China) (reference)

  • Growing Money: A Complete (And Completely Updated) Investing Guide for Kids (reference)

  • The Broke Diaries: The Completely True and Hilarious Misadventures of a Good Girl Gone Broke (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Theater & Movies

  • And Now For Something Completely Different (reference)

  • Completely Country: Various Artists (reference)

    (more DVD examples; more video examples)

  

Music

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Photo Album: Completely

ThumbnailDescription & CreditThumbnailDescription & Credit

This is a series of photos showing the drug suramin's ability to protect helper t-cells (in culture) against HIV-I infection (HTLV-III) b). On the left side of each pair are uninfected helper t-cells. On the right, the top row are t-cells killed by the HIV-I; the middle t-cells partially protected with suramin; and the bottom t-cells completely protected by suramin against the HIV-I infection. Note the t-cells, when protected by suramin, are not destroyed. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.

(11) color slides show different types of bread. (4) two pieces of toasted white bread with a pat of melted butter, (1) two pieces of toasted white bread, (2) single slice of bread spread completely with butter, (1) french bread loaf with two pieces sliced off the end, (1) loaf of garlic bread, (2) single slice of garlic bread. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.

If some of the tufts on the median ventral brush are attached to the saddle, which encircles the tenth abdominal segment completely, the genus is identified as Psoraphora. Credit: CDC.

If the ventral brush is attached posteriorly to the saddle plate, or if the saddle does not encircle the anal segment completely, the genus is Aedes. Credit: CDC.

The Dasht-e Kevir, or Great Salt Desert, is the largest desert in Iran. It is a primarily uninhabited wasteland, composed of mud and salt marshes covered with crusts of salt that protect the meager moisture from completely evaporating. Credit: NASA.

239-foot tower built on Bugsuk Island in southwest Philippines This tower was built completely from native timber cut on location It took 19 men off the PATHFINDER three weeks to build this signal This was the largest wooden tower ever built by the C&GS Used for both observing and as a signal. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

The great Mississippi River flood of 1927 Town across river from Natchez completely flooded. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Diagram of tuna fishing operations illustrating possible loss of fish prior to closing net completely. Credit: Fisheries.

For reasons not completely understood, in some years the anti-cyclone is less powerful than normal. The weaker winds it produces fail to draw cold waters up to the ocean's surface, thus opening the way for warm, nutrient-poor tropical waters. These changes in water temperature and climatic conditions are known as "El Nino". Credit: Fisheries.

The restoration site, mid construction before the pools were completely constructed. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Digital Photo Gallery: Completely
 

"Sign" by Jutta Frost
Commentary: "Just a sign. nothign less,nothing more. one of my "typical" shots. completely senseless but kind of cool."
"Sun break" by Ruben Rodriguez
Commentary: "Sun completely covered by breakign wave."

Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers.

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Familiar Quotations: Completely

AuthorQuotation

Anne Morrow Lindbergh

If you surrender completely to the moments as they pass, you live more richly those moments.

Charles Caleb Colton

Nothing more completely baffles one who is full of tricks and duplicity than straight forward and simple integrity in another.

Johann Friedrich Von Schiller

Man only plays when in the full meaning of the word he is a man, and he is only completely a man when he plays.

Novalis

A character is a completely fashioned will.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Historic Usage: Completely

AuthorDateQuotation

Magna Carta

1215

And all the will, hatreds, and bitterness that have arisen between us and our men, clergy and lay, from the date of the quarrel, we have completely remitted and pardoned to everyone. (reference)

Marbury v. Madison

1803

The oath of office, too, imposed by the legislature, is completely demonstrative of the legislative opinion on this subject. (reference)

Communist Manifesto

1848

In its completely developed form this family exists only among the bourgeoisie. (reference)

Treaty of Versailles

1919

The present stipulation will bar completely and finally all claims of this nature, which will be thenceforward extinguished, whoever may be the parties in interest. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Use in Literature: Completely

TitleAuthorQuote

Emma

Austen, Jane

While you were at all in suspense I kept my feelings to myself, but now that you are so completely decided I have no hesitation in approving

Hiawatha's Photographing

Carroll, Lewis

Nor in this was he mistaken, As the picture failed completely.

Young Zaphod Plays It Safe

Douglas Adams

What do you think I am, completely without any moral whatsits, what are they called, those moral things

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

Javert was evidently somewhat disconcerted by the completely natural air and the tranquillity of Monsieur Madeleine

Grapes of Wrath

Steinbeck, John

He pulled at the visor of his cap and creased it in the middle, breaking its cardboard lining so completely that it could never look new again

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Completely

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

However, most children recover completely. (references)

Some vessels may become completely blocked. (references)

All of the symptoms do not go away completely. (references)

Business

These agencies completely adhere to EU regulations. (references)

After the crisis the picture has completely changed. (references)

Access to international circuits is completely digitized. (references)

Children

Micronesia

The school system has established special education classes to address problems encountered by those who exhibit learning disabilities, although such classes are completely dependent on nongovernment funding. (references)

Russia

The St. Petersburg NGO Lazaret has estimated that there are 15,000 to 17,000 local children with some social ties to their family, school, or orphanage who live on the street part-time; 500 to 700 live completely without shelter. (references)

Civil Liberties

Venezuela

Internet access is completely free and uncontrolled. (references)

Discrimination

Macedonia

The Framework Agreement states that "The principle of nondiscrimination and equal treatment of all under the law will be respected completely. (references)

Economic History

Nigeria

This list may be phased out completely. (references)

Sierra Leone

Tranquillity was not completely restored. (references)

Human Rights

South Africa

It was estimated that it would take 2 years for this program to clear the backlog completely. (references)

Portugal

According to an NGO, the law has led to some improvements but has not completely eliminated abuses. (references)

Poland

Of 156 detention facilities, 98 require considerable renovation, of which 8 are in very poor condition and need to be completely rebuilt. (references)

Indigenous People

Sweden

In 1994 the Government removed from the Sami the right to control hunting and fishing activities on Sami village lands, permitting instead completely unlimited hunting and fishing activity on all government property. (references)

Minorities

Lebanon

Refugees fear that the Government may reduce the size of the camps or eliminate them completely. (references)

Ghana

The Ghana Red Cross reported 68 deaths, 43 injuries, 2600 displaced persons, 203 homes partially or completely burned down, and 17 stores destroyed. (references)

Political Economy

GUATEMALA

The poultry tariff was completely eliminated. (references)

PHILIPPINES

Rural banking remains completely closed to foreigners. (references)

MOROCCO

The unions are not completely free from government interference. (references)

Political Rights

Equatorial Guinea

The elected Chamber of Deputies was dominated completely by the Government. (references)

Iraq

The RCC dominates the National Assembly, which is completely subordinate to it and the executive branch. (references)

Korea

The political system is dominated completely by the KWP, with Kim Il Sung's heir Kim Jong Il in full control. (references)

Trade

Tanzania

The business people in Zanzibar would prefer it be a completely free port. (references)

Ireland

On January 1, 1993, all exchange control regulations were completely abolished. (references)

Egypt

Over 30 joint ventures are currently in the pipeline waiting to be completely privatized. (references)

Travel

Ireland

It is much better to quote a later delivery date that can be guaranteed than an earlier one that is not completely certain. (references)

Worker Rights

Mexico

The public sector is almost completely organized. (references)

Kazakhstan

The process of registering a union appears to be completely subjective, with no published criteria. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Spoken Usage: Completely

SpeakerPhrase(s)

Dennis Miller

Somalia has suffered factional strife for so long, you can actually buy four completely different civil war chess sets.

Elizabeth Taylor

Just difficult. Mine was completely different. I loved Michael. But we lived together like brother and sister. And I was too young. I was just too young for that.

John Edward

I could. But usually it would happen in a different way. See, when you're working with somebody that you don't know, you can be completely objective. And you can just kind of say, you know, Here you go, this is what I'm seeing, hearing, and feeling.

Martha Stewart

That they've created entire rooms out of things like pine scales. Entire rooms. And I went to a place in England where there was a grotto that is completely encrusted with shells.

Matthew Perry

Yeah. Well, it was alcohol and then there were other drugs that are actually just as dangerous that I was taking to try to drink less. But it was a completely crazy time.

Rosemary Altea

There is something about a car crash, hospital, someone on life support. I wish I knew what I were doing here now. I'm confusing you completely, so it sounds like I really don't know what I'm doing, but that's what I'm hearing very, very clearly.

Rush Limbaugh

History makes clear that not even iron-fisted dictatorships can completely enforce equality of speech.

Senator Patrick Leahy

I'd hold a hearing. We'd have a completely fair hearing. Justice Scalia is a longtime personal friend. We'd have that hearing, and I'd determine after the hearing.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Speeches: Completely

SpeakerTermPhrase(s)

John Adams

1797-1801If the colonies are not subject to the authority of parliament, Great Britain and the colonies must be distinct states, as completely so as England and Scotland were before the union, or as Great Britain and Hanover are now.

Harry S. Truman

1945-1953Our most immediate task toward that end is to deprive our enemies completely and forever of their power to start another war.

Lyndon B. Johnson

1963-1969I recommend that you attack the wasteful and degrading poisoning of our rivers, and, as the cornerstone of this effort, clean completely entire large river basins.

Richard Nixon

1969-1974However, I want the record to be completely clear on one point.

Bill Clinton

1993-2001We achieved agreements with Ukraine, with Belarus, with Kazahkstan to eliminate completely their nuclear arsenal.

George W. Bush

2001-2005And in a free and open society, no department of government can completely guarantee our safety against ruthless killers, who move and plot in shadows.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Usage Frequency: Completely

"Completely" is generally used as an adverb (general) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Completely" is used about 8,596 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Adverb (general)100%8,5961,122

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expression: Completely

Expressions using "completely": be completely off completely drunk completely immersed bushing Completely knocked down Completely knocked downkit completely randomised design completely randomized design completely restricted extension completely without completely wrong eat up completely he is completely wrong. Additional references.

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "completely": completely-all, completely-different, completely-occluded.

Ending with "completely": and-completely.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Completely

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
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13

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11

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8

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5

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7

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4

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7

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4

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7

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4

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6

completely instant loan online payday

4

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completely sign

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Modern Translation: Completely

Language Translations for "completely"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Afrikaans

  

vol (complete, full, fully, integral). (various references)

   

Albanian

  

tërësisht (all, altogether, at large, entirely, fully, heartily, holus-bolus, outright, sheer, thoroughly, through and through, totally, utterly, wholly), plotësisht (absolutely, all, at large, clear, cold, dead, diametrically, entirely, fully, heartily, hollow, large, neck and crop, out and out, outright, perfectly, plain, plenty, Plumb, properly, quite, sheer, sound, stark, thoroughly, through and through, throughly, to the full extent, to the ground, totally, up, up to the hilt, utterly, well, wholly, wide, widely), krejtësisht (all, altogether, cap-a-pie, entirely, fundamentally, hard, hollow, perfectly, purely, quite, through and through, to a frazzle, utterly). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏كليا (absolutely, altogether, entirely, fully, in full, outright, totally, wholly), ‏تماما (all, all right, alright, altogether, decidedly, diametrically, enough, entirely, exactly, fairly, fully, in full, just, ok, okay, okey, perfectly, plumb, precisely, properly, quite, quite so, right, sharp, simply, smack, so far so good, stark, stock, thoroughly, through and through, totally, utterly, very, well, wholly, wide), ‏بكل معنى الكلمة (purely, stark, through and through). (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

съвършено (absolutely, ideally, out and out, perfectly, quite, stark, to perfection, utterly), съвсем (all, altogether, clean, clear, directly, dooms, fairly, just, largely, most, plain, precious, quite, real, regularly, simply, sopping, spang, thoroughly, to the core, to the wide, totally, up, well, wholly, wide), окончателно (finally, for good, fully, out and out, outright), напълно (absolutely, all, altogether, amply, clean, dead, entirely, every bit, fairly, fully, hollow, intimately, largely, out and out, outright, perfectly, quite, richly, sheer, spang, stark, stiff, thoroughly, through, throughly, to the full, to the letter, to the wide, totally, utterly, well, whole-hog, wholly, wide, without reserve). (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

總體 (entire, overall, total, totally), (clean, only), 十足 (100 percent, to be full of), 截然 (sharply), 十分 (fully, very), 全然 , 完全地 (utterly). (various references)

   

Czech

  

zcela (absolutely, all, clean, entirely, fully, quite, utterly, wholly), totálnì, naèisto, kompletnì (to the hilt), docela (all, fairly, quite, throughout), úplnì (absolutely, all, altogether, entirely, in full, off, outright, quite, sheer, throughout, to the hilt, up to the hilt, utterly, well, wholly). (various references)

   

Danish

  

helt inde position (completely inserted position), dobbeltbeskyttet bøsning (completely immersed bushing), dobbeltbeskyttet gennemføring (completely immersed bushing), efter deformation er de ikke-oxiderede gasblaerer svejst sammen (some of these blowholes become completely or partially filled with segregated liquid:they are then known as blowhole segregates), fiber omgivet of eller overtrukket paa begge sider med et lag asfalt (fabric completely enveloped in asphalt), fuldstændig tilfældig forsøgsplan (completely randomised design, completely randomized design), fuldstændigt afbalanceret gitterkvadrat (completely balanced lattice square), fuldt halogeneret (completely halogenated, fully halogenated, perhalogenated), boringen maa kun vaere lukket,mens trykket i toppen af boringen kontrolleres;aflaesning af trykket i standroeret og i ringrummet boer foretages,saa snart boringen er helt lukket (the well must be closed in only long enough to check pressures at the wellhead;readings of pressure on standpipe and annulus should be taken as soon as the well is closed in completely), helt åben rendesten (completely open channel), ved opvarmning til anloebningstemperaturen spaltes martensitten fuldstaendigt i ferrit og cementit (during heating to the tempering temperature, the martensite decomposes completely into ferrite and cementite), helt ude position (completely removed position), lukning af en boring boer ske ved at man standser pumpen,loefter rotationsroeret op og lukker den ringformede pakningsventil og saaledes leder stroemmen gennem et reduktionsventilarrangement,hvorefter flowline ventilen lukkes og helt afbryder stroemmen fr (after which the flowline valve is closed to completely cut off flow from the well, raising the kelly and closing the annular preventer, shutting in the well should consist of closing down the pump, thus diverting the flow through the choke manifold), spærret lokalapparat (completely restricted extension), totalopblandingstank (CMA pond, completely mixed aerated pond, completely mixed reactor), udvalgene fornyes fuldstaendigt i forbindelse med tiltraedelsen (the membership of the Committees shall be completely renewed, upon accession), under aërobe betingelser kan mangan og jern næsten udfældes fuldstændigt fra overfladevand (under aerobic conditions manganese and iron can be virtually completely precipitated from surface waters), fuldt halogeneret carbonhydrid (completely halogenated hydrocarbon, fully halogenated hydrocarbon). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

volkomen (absolute, at all, complete, entire, entirely, full, fully, integral, overall, perfect, quite, through, whole, wholly), totaliter (altogether, entirely, in all, through), heel (absolute, at all, complete, entire, entirely, fully, integer, integral, overall, quite, through, unbroken, very, very much, whole, wholly). (various references)

   

Esperanto

  

plene (fully), komplete (entirely, through). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

täydellisesti (entirely, fully, perfectly, wholly), täydelleen (utterly), kokonaan (entirely, totally, wholly). (various references)

   

French

  

complètement (from over to cover). (various references)

   

German

  

völlig (absolutely, altogether, arrant, complete, consummately, dead, downright, entirely, full, fully, out and out, outright, perfect, perfectly, plain, profound, quite, sheer, thorough, through, total, totally, uncompromisingly, utterly, wanton, wholly, widely), vollständig (absolutely, complete, entire, entirely, full, in full, integral, outright, perfect, plenary, quite, thorough, to the full, total, totally, unqualified), ganz (all, all of, at all, bodily, complete, entire, entirely, exactly, full, general, in full, intact, integral, just, overall, perfect, pretty, purely, quite, rather, really, reasonably, total, unbroken, unbrokenly, unmitigated, unmitigatedly, utterly, whole, wholly). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

πέρα για πέρα, εντελώσ (altogether, clear, entirely, in toto, outright, quite, sheer, stark, tout a fait), εντελώς (altogether, entirely, quite), τελείωσ (perfectly, thoroughly), ολότελα (entirely, fully). (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

מאה אחוז (one hundred per cent, perfectly), לחלוטין (absolutely, entirely, neck and crop, utterly), לגמרי (altogether, clean, downright, entirely, fully, neck and crop, out and out, over, quite, right, thoroughly, to the wide, totally, up to the hilt, utterly, wholly), על בריו (perfectly), כליל (complete, downright, entirely, out and out, over, passim, quite, stark, stiff, thoroughly, total, totally, utter, utterly, whole), בשלמות (entirely, fully, perfectly, wholly). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

teljesen (absolutely, all, altogether, at all, clean, consummately, entirely, from hub to tire up to the hub, full, fully, have sy by the leg, I am done to a frazzle, in full, it's all over with him, out and out, outright, perfectly, purely, quite, regularly, sheer, stark, starkly, thoroughly, through and through, to serve sy hand and foot, to the full, to write out, totally, utterly, wholly), egészen (entirely, even, fairly, home, just, outright, plumb, quite, throughout, to drive sg home, to the full, to the top of one's bent, totally, wholly). (various references)

   

Indonesian

  

seutuhnya (entirely, thoroughly), sebulat-bulatnya, habis-habisan (totally, vehemently). (various references)

   

Italian

  

completamente (absolutely, all, altogether, clean, downright, entirely, fully, outright, over, quite, right, roundly, sheer, signally, stark, stiff, thoroughly, through, throughout, tight, up, utterly, wholly, widely). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

全く (entirely, really, totally, truly, wholly). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

すっかり (all, thoroughly), ぜんぜん (all the banks, before one's eyes, entirely, not at all, wholly), しんそこ (one's innermost depths), しんてい (essence, new revision, one's innermost depths, presentation, ultimate truth), まったく (entirely, indeed, perfectly, really, truly, wholly), まるまる, まるで (as if, as though, at all, entirely, quite, so to speak), まるっきり (just as if, perfectly), のこらず (all, entirely, without exception), つくづく (deeply, intently, really, severely, thoroughly), つぶさに (again and again, in detail, with great care), からきし (at all, quite, utterly), からっきし (at all, quite, utterly), かんぷなきまで (complete, thorough, thoroughly), もろに (all the way). (various references)

   

Korean 

  

완전하게 (integrally, Perfectly, utterly). (various references)

   

Manx

  

dy slane (fully, quite, thoroughly, totally). (various references)

   

Norwegian

  

helt (entirely, hero, quite). (various references)

   

Papiamen

  

kompletamente (entirely, through). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

ompletelycay.(various references)

   

Polish

  

w pełni (fully). (various references)

   

Portuguese

  

completamente (absolutely, all, all out, altogether, bodily, bolt, broad, clear, consummately, directly, downright, entirely, exactly, fairly, full, fully, jolly, outright, overall, plenty, plumb, precious, quite, thoroughly, through, throughout, up, utterly, wholly). (various references)

   

Portuguese Brazilian

  

completamente. (various references)

   

Romanian

  

complet (absolute, all out, broad, clear, collected, complement, complete, comprehensive, dead, down to the ground, downright, entire, entirely, every bit, every inch, exhaustive, fairly, flat, full, fully, good, hollow, outright, perfect, purely, quite, stark, strict, suite, thorough, thoroughly, thoroughpaced, to the bone, total, unabridged, utter, utterly, whole), total (absolute, all out, blank, complete, count, crass, dead, entire, exclusive, gross, inclusive, outright, perfectly, quite, sum, thorough, total, totally, unmitigated, utter, utterly, whole, wholly), absolut (absolute, absolutely, arbitrarily, be sure, blank, boundless, broad, categorical, categorically, coercive, complete, dead, downright, emphatic, entire, essential, finished, flat, inalienable, just, perfect, physically, positive, positively, precious, pure, sheer, simple, strict, sure, there's no doubt about it, thorough, thoroughly, total, unequivocal, unfailingly, unlimited, unmistakable, unmistakably, unqualified, unrestricted, utter), în întregime (all, all in all, bodily, clear, entirely, hard, in full, long, out and out, wholly). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

совершенно (absolutely, at all, clean, clear, down to the ground, entirely, outright, perfectly, quite, stark, thoroughly, through and through, throughout, utterly), вполне (altogether, fully, hollow, out and out, outright, perfectly, plenty, pretty, quite, richly, thoroughly, throughly, to a nicety), полностью (across the board, all, all around, all-around, consummately, dead, down to earth, entirely, fully, in full, neck and crop, out and out, purely, to full advantage, to its fullest, totally, up to the hilt, wholly). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

u celosti (altogether, en bloc, full: in full, great, totally, whole: on the whole, wholly), skroz (radically, through, totally), sasvim (all over, all: at all, clean, dead, entirely, fairly, lock up stock and barrel, plunk, quite, sheer, span-new, stark, stinking, throughout, totally, utterly, well, well nigh, whole, wholly, wide), potpuno (absolutely, all over, broadly, consummately, dead, entirely, full scale, fully, outright, purely, roundly, sheer, solely, span-new, stark, thoroughly, throughly, totally, unreservedly, utterly, whole). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

completamente (all, all out, altogether, blankly, clearly, consummately, dead, downright, entirely, fairly, flat, full, fully, holus-bolus, Plumb, properly, quite, right, sheer, thoroughly, through, through and through, up to the hilt). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

helt (butt, entirely, full, fully, importantly, quite, wholly, wholy), fullständigt (absolutely, all ends up, clear, completly, entirely, fairly, flat, full, fully, in full, outright, raving, sheer, stark, to the full, wholly). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

tamamiyle (precisely, rising of), tamamen (absolutely, all, altogether, at large, bang, bang on, chock, clean, clear, dead, definitely, downright, entirely, exactly, fair, fully, heart and soul, hollow, holo-, hopelessly, in the highest degree, in toto, neck and crop, off, out and out, outright, perfectly, plenty, precious, properly, quite, richly, roundly, sheer, simply, staring, stark, thoroughly, thro, through, through and through, thru, thru and thru, up to the hilt, utterly, well, whole, wholly, wide), tam olarak (accurately, evenly, every bit, exactly, fairly, flat, fully, implicitly, in depth, in full, Plumb, positively, quite, right, rightdown, rootedly, roundly, slap bang, smack, straight, strictly, to a t, true), iyice (clean, complete, fair, fully, goodish, jolly well, over, proper, properly, quite, rather good, thoroughly, tolerable, tolerably, well, wide, widely), düpedüz (downright, flatly, outright, sheer, utterly), bütünüyle (all, at full length, at large, bang, clear, en bloc, entirely, flat, fully, hollow, in large, quite, totally, up to the hilt), bütün olarak (bodily, en bloc, outright, totally), bütün bütün (altogether, through and through, thru and thru, totally, utterly, whole), adamakilli (entirely, fully, radically, thoroughly, through). (various references)

   

Turkmen 

  

bьtinleя. (various references)

   

Ukrainian

  

цілком (absolutely, all, all in all, all of, all out, altogether, at all, bodily, broad, clean, clear, duly, en bloc, entirely, fairly, full, fully, hollow, nicely, outright, perfectly, pure, purely, quite, richly, soundly, thoroughly, well, wholly), абсолютно (absolutely, altogether, downright, fully, through and through), повністю (absolutely, all, all in all, chock, cold, directly, entirely, fully, hollow, in the whole, in total, outright, radically, sheer, solid, throughout, totally, whole-hog, wholly). (various references)

   

Vietnamese 

  

trọn vẹn (complete, full, whole), hoàn toàn (all, all right, all-in-all, altogether, backbone, clean, consummate, due, full, fully, heartily, hilt, hollow, inch, out-and-out, outright, perfectly, profound, purely, quite, regular, sheer, stark, thorough, thoroughly, undivided, utter, utterly, wholly), đầy đủ (complete, full, fully, handle, plenary, replete, richly, sufficing, teetotal, tuberose, unabridged). (various references)

   

Welsh

  

o'r bron (in succession). (various references)

   

Yucatec

  

humpuli (at all, entirely, quite, through, wholly). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Completely

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Latin500 BCE-Modern

cocyti, concrematae, conresurrexistis, conresuscitavit, consepulti, contenebrescat, farciretur, omnino, penitus, plane, plene, plenissime, undique. (various references)

Avestan200-600

pairi. (various references)

Old English450-1100

eall, ful. (various references)

Middle Dutch1100-1500

ver-. (various references)

Middle English1100-1500

per-. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Bible Trace: Completely

LanguageDateSource1 Thessalonians Chapter 1, Verse 5
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintOti to euaggelion hmwn ouk egenhqh eiV umaV en logw monon alla kai en dunamei kai en pneumati agiw kai en plhroforia pollh kaqwV oidate oioi egenhqhmen en umin di umaV
Latin405VulgateQuia evangelium nostrum non fuit ad vos in sermone tantum sed et in virtute et in Spiritu Sancto et in plenitudine multa sicut scitis quales fuerimus vobis propter vos
Old English990West SaxonForðy ure godspel ne com to eow ane mid wordum ac eac mid mihte, mid þæm Haligan Gaste and mid strangum gewisse. Ge cnawað hu we wunodon mid eow for eowrum freode.
Middle English1395WyclifFor oure gospel was not at you in word oneli, but also in vertu, and in the Hooli Goost, and in myche plente; as ye witen, whiche we weren among you for you;
Renaissance English1526TyndaleFor oure gospell came not vnto you in worde only but also in power and also in the holy gost and in moche certayntie as ye knowe after what maner we behaued oure selves amonge you for youre sakes.
Jacobean English1611King JamesFor our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as ye know what manner of men we were among you for your sake.
Victorian English1833WebsterFor our gospel came not to you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, and in much assurance; as ye know what manner of men we were among you for your sake.
Basic English1964OgdenBecause our good news came to you, not in word only, but in power, and in the Holy Spirit, so that you were completely certain of it; even as you saw what our behaviour to you was like from our love to you.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: Completely

Language1 Thessalonians Chapter 1, Verse 5
Cebuanokay ang among Maayong Balita miabut kaninyo dili sa pulong ra, kondili inubanan usab sa gahum ug sa Espiritu Santo ug sa dakung pagsalig. Kamo nasayud unsang pagkatawhana kami diha sa inyong taliwala tungod kaninyo.
Croatianjer evanðelje naše nije k vama došlo samo u rijeèi nego i u snazi, u Duhu Svetome i mnogostrukoj punini. Takvi smo, kao što znate, poradi vas meðu vama bili.
Danishat vort Evangelium ikke kom til eder i Ord alene, men også i Kraft og i den Helligånd og i fuld Overbevisning, som I jo vide, hvorledes vi færdedes iblandt eder for eders Skyld.
DutchWant ons Evangelie is onder u niet alleen in woorden geweest, maar ook in kracht, en in den Heiligen Geest, en in vele verzekerdheid; gelijk gij weet, hoedanigen wij onder u geweest zijn om uwentwil.
Finnishettä meidän evankeliumimme tuli teidän tykönne, ei ainoastaan sanana, vaan myös voimana ja Pyhässä Hengessä ja suurella varmuudella - niinkuin tiedätte, millaisia me olimme teidän keskuudessanne, teidän tähtenne -
Frenchnotre Évangile ne vous ayant pas été prêché en paroles seulement, mais avec puissance, avec l`Esprit Saint, et avec une pleine persuasion; car vous n`ignorez pas que nous nous sommes montrés ainsi parmi vous, à cause de vous.
Germandaß unser Evangelium ist bei euch gewesen nicht allein im Wort, sondern auch in der Kraft und in dem heiligen Geist und in großer Gewißheit; wie ihr denn wisset, welcherlei wir gewesen sind unter euch um euretwillen;
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariSebab kami menyampaikan Kabar Baik kepadamu bukan dengan kata-kata saja, tetapi juga dengan kuasa dan dengan Roh Allah. Dan kami yakin sekali akan kebenaran dari Kabar Baik itu. Kalian tahu bagaimana kami hidup untuk kepentinganmu ketika kami berada di tengah-tengah kalian.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lamakarena pemberitaan Injil kami yang sudah sampai kepadamu itu bukannya dengan perkataan sahaja, melainkan juga dengan kuasa, dan dengan Rohulkudus, dan sangat yakin, seperti yang memang kamu tahu bagaimana kami sudah melakukan diri di antara kamu karena kamu.
ItalianIl nostro vangelo, infatti, non si è diffuso fra voi soltanto per mezzo della parola, ma anche con potenza e con Spirito Santo e con profonda convinzione, come ben sapete che siamo stati in mezzo a voi per il vostro bene.
MaoriKihai hoki ta matou rongopai i tae atu ki a koutou i runga i te kupu anake, engari i te kaha, i te Wairua Tapu, nui atu hoki te u o te ngakau; pera ano me koutou e matau na ki to matou ahua i roto i a koutou, he whakaaro ki a koutou.
NorwegianFor vårt evangelium kom ikke til eder bare i ord, men og i kraft og i den Hellige Ånd og i stor fullvisshet, likesom I jo vet hvorledes vi var iblandt eder for eders skyld,
RumanianKn adevqr, Evanghelia noastrq v`a fost propovqduitq nu numai cu vorbe, ci cu putere, cu Duhul Sfknt wi cu o mare kndrqsnealq. Cqci wtiyi cq, din dragoste pentru voi am fost awa printre voi.
ShuarEnentáimpratarum. Iisha Yúsai Uwempratin Chicham atumin ujakmajnia nusha aya Chíchamjain Tíchamji. Antsu Nú arant, nu chicham nekasaiti tusar Yusa Wakaní kakarmarijiai Tímiaji. Tura átum pénker matsamsarat tusar atumjai pujusar shiir iruntrar wekasarmiaji. Nusha paant nékarme.
Swahilimaana wakati tulipowahubirieni ile Habari Njema haikuwa kwa maneno tu, bali pia kwa nguvu na kwa Roho Mtakatifu, tukiwa na hakika kwamba ujumbe huo ulikuwa wa kweli. Mnajua jinsi tulivyoishi pamoja nanyi; tuliishi kwa manufaa yenu.
Swedishvårt evangelium kom till eder icke med ord allenast, utan i kraft och helig ande och med full visshet. I veten ock på vad sätt vi uppträdde bland eder, till edert bästa.
UmaKi'inca toe apa' uma kiparata kareba mara hi koi' ompi'. Kareba Lompe' to kiparata-kokoi toe, kiparata hante baraka' ngkai Inoha' Tomoroli'. Pai' kiparasaya mpu'u kamakono-na Kareba Lompe' toe. Ni'inca moto kehi-kai pai' petulungi-kai hi koi' bula-kai hi retu-pidi wengi dohe-ni. Kehi-kai toe-le mpakanoto-kokoi kamakono-na Kareba to kikeni.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Completely

Derivations

Words ending with "completely": incompletely. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Completely" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: compeletely, compleatly, completelly, completeyl, completly. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Completely"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "completely" (pronounced kumplē"tlē)
4-ē" t l ēdiscreetly, neatly, sweetly.
3-t l ēabruptly, absolutely, abundantly, accidently, accurately, acutely, adamantly, adequately, adroitly, affectionately, alternately, apparently, appropriately, approximately, aptly, ardently, arrogantly, astutely, blatantly, bluntly, brightly, brilliantly, coherently, commensurately, compassionately, competently, complacently, concomitantly, concretely, concurrently, confidently, consequently, consistently, constantly, conveniently, correctly, costly, courtly, covertly, currently, curtly, decently, defiantly, definitely, deftly, deliberately, delicately, desperately, devoutly, differently, difficultly, diligently, directly, dishonestly, jointly, justly, knightly, lastly, lately, dispassionately, disproportionately, distinctly, earnestly, efficiently, elaborately, elegantly, eloquently, eminently, evidently, exactly, excellently, expertly, explicitly, exquisitely, extravagantly, exultantly, faintly, fervently, firstly, flagrantly, flamboyantly, flatly, fluently, forthrightly, fortnightly, fortunately, fraudulently, frequently, gently, ghastly, ghostly, greatly, hesitantly, honestly, hotly, illicitly, immaculately, immediately, imminently, impatiently, imperfectly, implicitly, importantly, imprudently, inaccurately, inadequately, inadvertently, inappropriately, incessantly, incoherently, incompetently, incorrectly, indefinitely, independently, indignantly, indirectly, indiscriminately, inefficiently, ineptly, infinitely, infrequently, inherently, innately, innocently, inordinately, insistently, instantly, insufficiently, intelligently, intently, intermittently, intimately, intricately, legitimately, leniently, lightly, magnificently, manifestly, militantly, minutely, moderately, modestly, mostly, motley, negligently, nightly, nonchalantly, obediently, overtly, partly, passionately, patently, patiently, perfectly, permanently, persistently, pleasantly, poignantly, politely, portly, predominantly, presently, priestly, privately, prominently, promptly, proportionately, prudently, pungently, quaintly, quietly, raptly, recently, reluctantly, remotely, resolutely, reverently, rightly, robustly, saintly, secretly, separately, shortly, significantly, silently, slightly, smartly, softly, sprightly, stately, steadfastly, stoutly, strictly, stridently, stringently, subsequently, succinctly, sufficiently, swiftly, tacitly, tightly, transparently, triumphantly, ultimately, unfortunately, unjustly, unpleasantly, unsightly, urgently, valiantly, vastly, vehemently, violently, virulently, Whitely.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Completely

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "c-e-e-l-l-m-o-p-t-y"

-2 letters: complete.

-3 letters: compete, ecotype, employe.

-4 letters: cleome, coempt, collet, comely, compel, comply, cotype, ectype, employ, meetly, metope, motley, mycele, omelet, pellet, pelmet, peyote, peyotl, pollee, telome, temple, yclept.

-5 letters: cello, celom, clepe, clept, clomp, colly, comet, compt, comte, cymol, elect, elope, emote, empty, lycee, molly, mopey, motel, motey, myope, octyl, telly, tempo, tepoy, tolyl.

 Words containing the letters "c-e-e-l-l-m-o-p-t-y"
 

+2 letters: incompletely.

 

+5 letters: complementarily, contemplatively.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Usage: Commercial
6. Images: Photo Album
7. Images: Digital Art
8. Quotations: Familiar
9. Quotations: Historic
10. Quotations: Fiction
11. Quotations: Non-fiction
12. Quotations: Spoken
13. Quotations: Speeches
14. Usage Frequency
15. Expressions
16. Expressions: Internet
17. Translations: Modern
18. Translations: Ancient
19. Bible Trace
20. Derivations
21. Rhymes
22. Anagrams
23. Bibliography


  

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