happily
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1.0
- adverb
- /ˈhæpɪli/
:
afortunadamente
- Another case ended more happily, but only after the threat of deportation had been raised.
- ends happily
And the conventions, happily everybody uses the same convention question.
- And the conventions, happily everybody uses the same convention question.
- But we have elected a man who is not all there, and that cannot end happily for anybody.
- But luckily and happily, they found four really significant statistical findings.
Examples
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But happily, it's been recovered and is in a secure location.
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Many hire tax accountants to prepare their returns for them, happily paying the necessary fees.
Academic text (2002) -
We were supposed to live happily ever after.
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And this ends happily and with a wonderful reverse of the burn story.
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You go to Ohio, you win the big race there, and we all live happily ever after.
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The fact that you're married, and happily, makes everything easier for him.
Fiction book (1998) -
The dog bounds happily out into the field, looking for just the right spot.
Fiction book (2000) -
Nevertheless, the success of the method was evident, and it was happily imported to the United States.
Academic text (1994) -
"And Cinderocka married the handsome prince, and... and they lived happily ever after."
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After years of struggle, they finally found a solution that allowed them to live happily together.
Synonyms
425
2.5
By good luck, things turn out well
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1.0
By good chance in a way that turns out well
131
1.6
To show relief or thanks when something worrying ends well
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Having a good result or outcome
4
5.2
In a way that brings relief and makes you feel thankful
4
7.5
By lucky chance when something happens unexpectedly
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7.7
In a way that happens by chance and brings a good result
Antonyms
How Lucky
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Happily is made from happy and the ending -ly, where -ly means 'in a way'. The root happy comes from the old word hap meaning 'luck' or 'chance', so happily can also mean 'fortunately' when something good happens by luck.