kindly
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- adverb
- /ˈkaɪndli/
:
amablemente
- If any of you happen to find it, could you kindly bring it to me at this address?
- treat him kindly
- speak kindly
- look kindly
Man friend said very kindly, should we not go?
- Man friend said very kindly, should we not go?
- Came back on Monday and in the monologue spoke very kindly about how many people reached out.
- I will be grateful if you kindly help me by sending complete plan which leads to me to be maths tutor.
- You will see that I went out to London like a few days before Christmas to meet with the brand collection and they extremely kindly.
Examples
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Prof. James Tatum, Classics Department, Dartmouth College, kindly assisted with this translation.
Academic text (2011) -
Cedric, would you kindly bring the tables back?
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Gentlemen, if you would kindly stand to one side.
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Will you kindly allow me to pass?
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The minister watched him drink, then said kindly, "There is nothing to be done about it, really."
Fiction book (1991) -
Ladies and gentlemen, may I ask you all kindly to be seated.
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Please kindly escort Mr. Mansor out so that we can continue our investigation.
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The voice that Einstein adopts in the little book Relativity is kindly, patient, and avuncular.
Academic text (1998) -
Paula Girshick Ben-Amos, Schuyler Jones, and Alison Petch kindly read previous drafts of this article and made helpful comments.
Academic text (1997) -
If any of you happen to find it, could you kindly bring it to me at this address?
Synonyms
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To do something with little force to avoid hurting or making noise
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3.9
In a kind and polite way that shows respect
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1.0
In a kind, friendly, and enthusiastic way
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In a kind, gentle, pleasant way
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1.6
In a gentle, caring way that shows love
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4.0
In a warm, friendly way
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3.9
In a kind and generous way that forgives others
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3.7
In a friendly, pleasant way
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3.0
In a kind way that shows care for people who are suffering
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3.5
In a kind and friendly way
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5.8
In a kind and gentle way that does no harm
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4.6
In a kind way that tries to help other people
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7.5
In a generous and forgiving way toward someone, often a rival
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3.7
In a friendly and cheerful way that makes people feel welcome
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4.4
In a friendly, pleasant way that shows warmth and kindness
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2.8
To welcome guests in a friendly, generous way
Be kind and gentle to other people
In a kind and generous way
Antonyms
How Kind
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Kindly comes from the old word kind, which is like kin and originally meant 'family' or 'natural'. So to act kindly is like treating someone as if they were family — with care and goodwill.