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LinhCam

3 Dec 2020

Vietnamese

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"full of" or "full with", which is correct? Is the sentence "Most places are absolutely full with tourists" correct?

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username_is_taken

3 Dec 2020

English (US)

In this situation, you should use "full of"

Examples:
"Full with" is uses like this:
My hands are full with tasks right now.

"Full of" is used like this:
My hands are full of sugar right now.
The bus is full of strangers.

I hope this helps

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scarletzyy

3 Dec 2020

Indonesian
English (US) Near fluent

"full of" is correct.
"full with" is not grammatically correct, the proper phrase for that is "filled with".

so you could say:
"most places are absolutely full of tourists"
"most places are absolutely filled with tourists"

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username_is_taken

3 Dec 2020

English (US)

@scarletzyy
Thanks, this helps me a lot. I've been studying English for a year and this cleared up a lot of questions.

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LinhCam

3 Dec 2020

Vietnamese

Thank you for your explanation. As for the example: My hands are full with tasks right now, does that mean I'm busy? And does "full with" imply some figurative meaning?

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scarletzyy

3 Dec 2020

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@username_is_taken you're welcome!😄

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username_is_taken

3 Dec 2020

English (US)

@LinhCam
Yes. It's technically an idiomatic expression.

The only use of "full with" that I could think of is "My hands are full with _____"

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"full of" or "full with", which is correct? Is the sentence "Most places are absolutely full with tourists" correct? See a translation

In this situation, you should use "full of"Examples:"Full with" is uses like this:My hands are full with tasks right now."Full of" is used like this:My hands are full of sugar right now.The bus is full of strangers.I hope this helps

"full of" is correct."full with" is not grammatically correct, the proper phrase for that is "filled with".so you could say:"most places are absolutely full of tourists""most places are absolutely filled with tourists"

@scarletzyy Thanks, this helps me a lot. I've been studying English for a year and this cleared up a lot of questions.

@username_is_taken you're welcome!😄

@LinhCam Yes. It's technically an idiomatic expression. The only use of "full with" that I could think of is "My hands are full with _____"

"full of" or "full with", which is correct? Is the sentence "Most places are absolutely full with tourists" correct?

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In this situation, you should use "full of"

Examples:
"Full with" is uses like this:
My hands are full with tasks right now.

"Full of" is used like this:
My hands are full of sugar right now.
The bus is full of strangers.

I hope this helps

"full of" is correct.
"full with" is not grammatically correct, the proper phrase for that is "filled with".

so you could say:
"most places are absolutely full of tourists"
"most places are absolutely filled with tourists"

@scarletzyy
Thanks, this helps me a lot. I've been studying English for a year and this cleared up a lot of questions.

@LinhCam
Yes. It's technically an idiomatic expression.

The only use of "full with" that I could think of is "My hands are full with _____"