one hundred percent

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˌwʌn ˌhʌndrəd pɚˈsɛnt/ · UK /ˌwʌn ˌhʌndrəd pəˈsent/

one hundred percent means: An amount equal to the whole of something, or an increase equal to the original amount.

adjective

FULL PROPORTIONA2

An amount equal to the whole of something, or an increase equal to the original amount.

We had one hundred percent attendance today.
The survey showed a one hundred percent increase in sales.
They aim for a one hundred percent success rate.

Common phrases: one hundred percent increase, one hundred percent attendance

COMPLETEB1

Complete or total, with nothing missing; sometimes used to mean in perfect condition.

This shirt is one hundred percent cotton.
Are you one hundred percent sure about the date?
She was not one hundred percent after her illness.

Similar words: complete, total, perfect

Common phrases: one hundred percent cotton, one hundred percent sure, one hundred percent mortgage

COMPLETELY SUREB1

If you are this sure, you have no doubts at all.

Are you one hundred percent sure?
She was one hundred percent certain about the answer.
I am not one hundred percent convinced that this will work.

How to use it: be one hundred percent sure that… (I am one hundred percent sure that I locked the door.)

Similar words: certain, sure

Opposites: uncertain

Common phrases: be one hundred percent, one hundred percent sure

FEELING WELLB1

If you feel this way, you are completely healthy and well.

I am not one hundred percent today.
She feels one hundred percent again after her illness.
Are you back to one hundred percent yet?

Similar words: well, healthy

Opposites: unwell

Common phrases: feel one hundred percent, be one hundred percent

adverb

COMPLETELYB1

Completely, with nothing left out or different.

I one hundred percent agree.
This shirt is one hundred percent cotton.
She was one hundred percent committed to helping us.

Similar words: completely, totally, entirely

Opposites: partly

Common phrases: one hundred percent organic, one hundred percent agree

Questions about one hundred percent

What does one hundred percent mean?

An amount equal to the whole of something, or an increase equal to the original amount.

What is one hundred percent in other languages?

Türkçe: yüzde yüz · Español: cien por ciento · Français: cent pour cent · Deutsch: hundert Prozent · Italiano: cento per cento · 日本語: 百パーセント

How do you pronounce one hundred percent?

In American English /ˌwʌn ˌhʌndrəd pɚˈsɛnt/; in British English /ˌwʌn ˌhʌndrəd pəˈsent/.

How do you use one hundred percent in a sentence?

We had one hundred percent attendance today. The survey showed a one hundred percent increase in sales.

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