heavily
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- adverb
- /ˈhɛvɪli/
- In the Middle East, consumption will soar because of booming economies and heavily subsidized prices.
- rely heavily on
- depend heavily on
- heavily influenced
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Watch on YouTubeThat 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
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To a very great degree
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To a very high degree, often about skill or rank
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In a very forceful or certain way
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To a great degree
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1.4
To a very great degree, often before words like cold or sad
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1.6
To a very great degree
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In many places or by many people
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By a very large amount
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4.1
In a very bad or serious way
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3.4
By a large amount
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4.7
By a very large amount that makes it hard to refuse
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4.9
To a large degree
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3.1
To a very large degree
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3.5
To a very large degree
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3.0
By a very large amount
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4.1
In a way that covers a large area or includes many parts
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In a very strong or focused way
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4.3
In a way that causes a very large and sudden change
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3.5
To a very large degree
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4.6
To a very great degree
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3.4
To a great degree
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4.8
In very large amounts, often more than needed
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3.5
To a large degree
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5.4
To a very great degree that you cannot count
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4.5
By a large amount
Antonyms
Compounds
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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'.