heavily
320
1.0
- adverb
- /ˈhɛvɪli/
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en gran medida
- In the Middle East, consumption will soar because of booming economies and heavily subsidized prices.
- rely heavily on
- depend heavily on
- heavily influenced
That means inflation going down heavily, and this was shocking.
- That means inflation going down heavily, and this was shocking.
- So high protein, avoid heavily processed foods.
- Light will feature heavily in this design.
- We, we, we, we rely so heavily on imports.
- You've also got companies like Tesla heavily exposed to AI.
- But, you know, at that time, I was heavily involved with my family.
- Yeah, take me through your most heavily used apps, desktop, mobile.
- But he has talked about heavily what the media does.
- And it's one it's focus more heavily in one town in America.
- So OK, the story very heavily relies on like drug usage.
Examples
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Preparing students well for college coursework depends heavily on current knowledge of trends in collegiate curriculum planning.
Academic text (2015) -
So President Clinton was heavily criticized after that speech.
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And that is why I am so heavily in favor of waiting.
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But, you know, at that time, I was heavily involved with my family.
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But health care costs are instead heavily concentrated among a small number of relatively sick patients.
Academic text (2011) -
We focus heavily on science fiction and fantasy.
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When attempting to read, Marisa relied heavily on illustrations and the few sight words she knew.
Academic text (2013) -
The project relies heavily on the input of experienced engineers.
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She relies heavily on her friends for support during tough times.
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The athlete trains heavily to improve her performance before the competition.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To a very great degree
922
1.0
To a very high degree, often about skill or rank
638
1.0
In a very forceful or certain way
606
1.6
To a very great degree
456
1.0
To a great degree
388
1.0
In many places or by many people
350
1.0
By a very large amount
272
4.1
In a very bad or serious way
230
1.4
To a very great degree, often before words like cold or sad
151
4.7
By a very large amount that makes it hard to refuse
144
3.4
By a large amount
129
3.1
To a very large degree
129
4.9
To a large degree
128
3.5
To a very large degree
103
3.0
By a very large amount
88
3.1
In a very strong or focused way
87
4.1
In a way that covers a large area or includes many parts
80
4.3
In a way that causes a very large and sudden change
70
3.5
To a very large degree
57
4.6
To a very great degree
47
3.4
To a great degree
22
4.8
In very large amounts, often more than needed
11
3.5
To a large degree
10
5.4
To a very great degree that you cannot count
By a large amount
Antonyms
Compounds
How Much
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Heavily comes from the old English word hefig 'weighty' and the ending -ly that makes it mean 'in a heavy way'. Think of a heavy weight pressing down — that image helps: when you depend 'heavily' on someone or when rain falls 'heavily', it means 'very much' or 'a lot'.