Throughout vs Fully - What's the difference?
throughout | fully |
In every part of; all through.
*1748 , David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973, §5:
*:And though a philosopher may live remote from business, the genius of philosophy, if carefully cultivated by several, must gradually diffuse itself throughout the whole society.
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, chapter=4, title= *{{quote-book, year=2006, author=(Edwin Black)
, chapter=2, title= (label) Completely through, right the way through.
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In every part; everywhere.
During an entire period of time.
*2012 ,
*:Chelsea's youngsters, who looked lively throughout , then combined for the second goal in the seventh minute. Romeu's shot was saved by Wolves goalkeeper Dorus De Vries but Piazon kept the ball alive and turned it back for an unmarked Bertrand to blast home.
In a full manner; without lack or defect.
* {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
, chapter=19 In a full degree; to a full extent.
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As a minimum; at least.
* {{quote-news, year=2012, date=November 7, author=Matt Bai, title=Winning a Second Term, Obama Will Confront Familiar Headwinds, work=New York Times
, passage=In polling by the Pew Research Center in November 2008, fully half the respondents thought the two parties would cooperate more in the coming year, versus only 36 percent who thought the climate would grow more adversarial.}}
As adverbs the difference between throughout and fully
is that throughout is completely through, right the way through while fully is in a full manner; without lack or defect.As a preposition throughout
is in every part of; all through.throughout
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Preposition
(English prepositions)Lord Stranleigh Abroad, passage=“My father had ideas about conservation long before the United States took it up.
Internal Combustion, passage=But through the oligopoly, charcoal fuel proliferated throughout London's trades and industries. By the 1200s, brewers and bakers, tilemakers, glassblowers, pottery producers, and a range of other craftsmen all became hour-to-hour consumers of charcoal.}}
Adverb
(-)Chelsea 6-0 Wolves
See also
* passim English prepositionsfully
English
Adverb
(en-adv)citation, passage=As soon as Julia returned with a constable, Timothy, who was on the point of exhaustion, prepared to give over to him gratefully. The newcomer turned out to be a powerful youngster, fully trained and eager to help, and he stripped off his tunic at once.}}
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