à fond

adverb

ä-ˈfōⁿ

1

: thoroughly

he knows his subject à fond

2

: to the fullest extent : to the utmost

supporting their party's principles à fond

Word History

Etymology

French, literally, to the bottom

First Known Use

1813, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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