heavily

CEFRA2

/ˈhɛvɪli/

adverb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adverb

    In a large, strong, or serious amount or way.

  2. 02

    adverb

    Extra detail

    In a manner designed for heavy duty.

Examples

  • Americans were always welcome because they tended to tip heavily.

  • I had hardly left home when it began to rain heavily.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4

Deep Dive

adverb

Extra meanings

  1. To a considerable degree, to a great extent.

  2. With a great weight.

  3. So as to be thick or heavy.

More examples

In context

  • It rained heavily, and consequently the baseball game was called off.

  • He clomped heavily up the stairs in his boots.

  • She fell heavily into bed.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The rain fell blank on the roof, making a loud noise all night.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adverb

From Middle English hevely, hevyliche, from Old English hefiġlīċe (“heavily; grievously”), equivalent to heavy + -ly.