vollends

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German vollen, alternative form of Middle High German vol, with an unetymological -d- and suffixed with adverbial -s. Possibly influenced by vollenden, but not directly related to it.

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Adverb

vollends

  1. completely, entirely
    Synonyms: vollkommen, völlig, vollständig, komplett
    Für 2D-Anwendungen reicht die Leistung jedoch vollends aus.
    For 2D applications, however, the performance is completely sufficient.
    • 1987, John Goldsmith, Die Rückkehr zur Schatzinsel, vgs verlagsgesellschaft, Köln, page 89:
      Ein loderndes Feuer und der Duft des bratenden Truthahns erweckten uns vollends zu neuem Leben.
      A blazing fire and the scent of the roasting turkey requickened us entirely.
  2. (uncommon) especially, particularly
    Synonyms: besonders, vor allem
    • 2010, Dietrich Esterl, “Erlebnispädagogik = erlebte Pädagogik”, in erziehungskunst 09/2010:
      Ich habe zum Beispiel immer vermieden, die Schüler zum Unterrichtsbeginn als Gruppe, gar mit einer Ziffer zu begrüßen, vollends, wenn ich nicht vorher jeden einzelnen begrüßt habe.
      I have, for instance, at the start of class, always avoided greeting the pupils as a group or even by number, especially when I haven't greeted each and every one before.

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