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fully functional — works completely

collocationB2IELTS 5.5+neutraloccasional

Working perfectly and able to do everything it is supposed to do.

Say it like a native

Textbook The device is entirely operational.

Native It's fully functional.

'Entirely operational' is tech-manual stiff; 'fully functional' is the natural phrase.

Pattern: be + fully functional

In use

  • The hospital's new X-ray machine is now fully functional.technology
  • During my internship, I was responsible for making sure all the equipment in the lab was fully functional before each experiment.IELTS speaking

Common mistake

✗ The app is fully function now.

✓ The app is fully functional now.

'Functional' (adjective) — not 'function'.

Common collocations

  • fully functional — a, now, website, prototype

Don't confuse it

Not the same as 'partially functional,' which means only some parts work.

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