be full

bi fʊl

been fullis fullwas full

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Definition of be full - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

satedhave eaten enough food

After dinner, I was full.

satiated

satisfied

stuffed

capacitycontain or hold as much as possible

The water tank can be full by noon if we start filling it now..

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be full of baloney

talk nonsense or lies

He is always full of baloney during meetings.

be full of themselves

have an exaggerated sense of self-importance

After the rave reviews, they were full of themselves for days.

Expressions with full

full blast

adv.

playing music or sound very loudly

She played her favorite song at full blast.

full house

all seats in a theater or venue are occupied

The play was a success, evidenced by a full house every night..

full stop

a punctuation mark used to end sentences or mark abbreviations

She placed a full stop at the end of the sentence.

full up

adj.

having no space left for more

The parking lot is full up.

full of holes

adj.

having many holes or gaps

The old sweater was full of holes.

full of life

adj.

vibrant and energetic

The full of life crowd cheered loudly at the concert..

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make a mess

confusion

cause a situation to be confused or full of problems

brim

overflowing

be full to the top

bustle

busy place

be full of busy people or activity

sparkle

energy

be lively or full of energy

brim with

overflowing

be full of or filled with something strongly

teem with

abundance

be full of living things or activity

crawl

fullness

be full of something

abound

abundance

be full to overflowing

Examples of be full in a sentence

He felt full after the big breakfast.
The bottle will be full after you pour the juice.
The bus can be full during rush hour.

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French:être repu, être plein, ...
German:satt sein, voll sein, ...
Italian:essere sazio, riempirsi, ...
Spanish:estar lleno, llenarse, ...
Portuguese:estar cheio, ficar cheio, ...
Chinese:吃饱, 充满, ...
Japanese:満腹である, 満杯になる, ...
Arabic:شَبِعَ, امْتَلَأَ, ...
Hebrew:לִשְׂבּוֹעַ, לִהְיוֹת מָלֵא, ...
Russian:наесться, быть полным, ...
Ukrainian:бути ситим, бути повним, ...
Hindi:पेट भरा होना, भर जाना, ...
Bengali:তৃপ্ত হওয়া, ভর্তি হওয়া, ...
Catalan:estar tip, omplir-se, ...
Czech:být sytý, být plný, ...
Danish:være mæt, fyldes, ...
Dutch:verzadigd zijn, vol zijn, ...
Greek:έχω χορτάσει, γεμίζω, ...
Hungarian:jóllakni, tele lenni, ...
Khmer:ឆ្អែត, ពេញ, ...
Korean:배가 부르다, 가득 차다, ...
Persian:سیر بودن, پر شدن, ...
Polish:być sytym, być pełnym, ...
Portuguese (BR):estar satisfeito, ficar cheio, ...
Romanian:a se sătura, a fi complet, ...
Swedish:vara mätt, vara full, ...
Thai:อิ่ม, เต็ม, ...
Turkish:doymak, dolmak, ...
Vietnamese:no, đầy, ...

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