informally
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3.4
- adverb
- /ɪnˈfɔrməli/
:
de manera informal
- During the conference, attendees networked informally during the lunch break.
- interview informally
- meet informally
- talk informally
They're sort of informally calling the Beast.
- They're sort of informally calling the Beast.
- And it is called Duck Loy DUCLOI, referred to informally here in the Mission as just the duck.
- You know, the rules may say you do things ABC and D, but then the way it really works informally can be very different.
- Are you open to them or do we want to commune more informally?
- The board will be talking informally among themselves and they'll say, is this CEO really doing a good job?
- People who borrow too much money to pay back can informally seek forgiveness from the the creditor, the lender, or they can file for bankruptcy.
- So there was a lot of sex with children as we think of them now going on either in marriage or informally.
Examples
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This student came to see me late in their freshman year and they asked me informally to advise them.
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Teachers may informally observe that a student has difficulty with handwriting during writing activities.
Academic text (2015) -
You know, the rules may say you do things ABC and D, but then the way it really works informally can be very different.
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Also, members of the fishing community were interviewed informally during the course of this study.
Academic text (1991) -
Course volunteers and staff were asked informally to evaluate the program and suggest improvements.
Academic text (1995) -
The board will be talking informally among themselves and they'll say, is this CEO really doing a good job?
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Veteran staff serve another important function by informally mentoring new and novice teachers.
Academic text (1995) -
The principal of Beijing Jing Shan School talked with us informally following the opera.
Academic text (1992) -
Working mothers can usually arrange child care informally and cheaply, and discrimination in any overt form has disappeared.
Academic text (1991) -
I think it would delay things to file a formal petition... ...so why don't we informally agree to ask His Honor for an adjournment... ...only a day or so, and our doctor can visit with the defendant?
Synonyms
103
2.5
In a relaxed, not very careful way
26
4.4
In a way that does not have official approval or permission
Antonyms
How Informal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Informally comes from the parts in- ('not') and formal ('following rules or a fixed form'), like the word formal. So to act informally is to do something in a relaxed, unofficial way without strict rules.