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Narrator: Today's word is "Completely" — adverb, pronounced /kəmˈpliːtli/, with the stress on "pleet".
Narrator: It describes something that is finished, total, or without any limitations or exceptions.
Narrator: In plain English, it means that something has been done in full or is absolute in nature.
Narrator: The word stems from the Latin completus, meaning filled up or finished, combined with the suffix ly.
Narrator: A common collocation is completely different, which highlights a total lack of similarity between two things.
Narrator: It differs from partially, which implies that only a segment of the whole is accounted for.
Narrator: You might hear it used as a figurative intensifier, as in saying you are completely exhausted after a long journey.
Narrator: It is essential for precision in legal, technical, and scientific documentation where accuracy is paramount.
Narrator: So remember: use completely when there is zero room for doubt or further addition.
Speaker A: Have you ever wondered why we use the word completely to show total certainty?
Speaker B: It is a fascinating shift from the Latin completus, which signifies that we have COMPLETELY filled the space or requirement.
Speaker A: Does it have a stronger impact than simply saying very?
Speaker B: Yes, it creates a sense of totality that very often lacks.
Speaker A: Example sentences?
Speaker B: The project was completely finished, meaning the task is done; I was completely surprised, indicating total shock; they are completely lost, showing they have no sense of direction.
Speaker A: Common mistakes?
Speaker B: Avoid using it with gradable adjectives that already imply a limit, such as saying something is completely big.
Speaker A: Close relatives?
Speaker B: Entirely is its twin, totally is a cousin, and fully acts as an alternative, and it keeps its linguistic charm!
Speaker B: Let's use "Completely" in AI prompts — useful for setting binary constraints and defining total scope.
Speaker A: How does this improve my data categorisation?
Speaker B: It forces the model to ignore edge cases.
Prompt: Ensure the generated summary is completely free of technical jargon for a general audience.
Speaker A: Can I use it for creative writing?
Speaker B: Certainly, it enforces a specific tone.
Prompt: Rewrite the following passage so the protagonist is completely unaware of the looming danger.
Speaker A: What about troubleshooting software code?
Speaker B: It helps define the testing parameters.
Prompt: Review the provided function and list every point where it fails to be completely compatible with legacy systems.
Speaker A: One more?
Speaker B: Try this for data integrity tasks.
Prompt: Filter the dataset to include only entries that are completely verified by the primary source.
Completely — meaning in Arabic & definition More C courses GL Dictionary