Englisch

painstakingly

gb/pˈeɪnstˌeɪkɪŋli/ us/pˈeɪnstˌeɪkɪŋli/
C1 Englisch
Bedeutungen
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adverb C1 action
1

with great care and detail

Very carefully, paying attention to every detail.

Verwendungsmuster: painstakingly + [verb]
Häufiger Fehler:
Learners may use the adjective *painstaking* instead of the adverb (*painstakingly*) before a verb (e.g., not “She painstaking checked”).
Synonyme
meticulously (More explicitly emphasizes precision and exactness.) | carefully (More general and less strong.) | thoroughly (Emphasizes completeness as well as care.)
Antonyme
hastily (Done too quickly, without enough care.) | carelessly (Done with little attention to detail.) | roughly (Done in an approximate, not exact way.)
Wortverbindungen
painstakingly accurate |painstakingly detailed |painstakingly researched |painstakingly documented |painstakingly prepared |painstakingly edited |painstakingly compiled |painstakingly recorded |painstakingly assembled |painstakingly checked
Themen
work |education |writing |crafts
Beispiele
  • She painstakingly checked every figure before submitting the report.
  • The restorer painstakingly cleaned the painting with a soft brush.
  • He painstakingly copied the old letters into a digital archive.
Beispiele für Lernende
  • I painstakingly read the instructions before I started.
  • She painstakingly corrected her essay.
adverb C1 process
2

with great effort over time

With a lot of effort and time.

Verwendungsmuster: painstakingly + [verb] + [something]
Häufiger Fehler:
Do not confuse with *painfully* (which means ‘causing pain’ or ‘embarrassingly’).
Synonyme
laboriously (Stronger focus on hard work and slowness.) | slowly (Only indicates speed, not the care/effort.) | with difficulty (Emphasizes difficulty rather than careful method.)
Antonyme
effortlessly (Done with little or no effort.) | quickly (Done fast, without the sense of long effort.) | easily (Done without difficulty.)
Wortverbindungen
painstakingly slow |painstakingly long |painstakingly gathered |painstakingly rebuilt |painstakingly reconstructed |painstakingly traced |painstakingly restored |painstakingly removed
Themen
work |daily_life |technology
Beispiele
  • They painstakingly rebuilt the database after the system crash.
  • She painstakingly worked her way through the visa paperwork.
  • The team painstakingly traced the bug to a single line of code.
Beispiele für Lernende
  • He painstakingly fixed the old bike.
  • We painstakingly collected the data.
Grammatik
Grundform
painstakingly
IPA
GB/pˈeɪnstˌeɪkɪŋli/
US/pˈeɪnstˌeɪkɪŋli/
Silben & Betonung
painstak - ingly (2 Silben)
Stress on 1st syllable (painstak)
Wortformen
Noun
  • Base: painstakingly
  • Plural: painstakinglies
Wortfamilie
Forms
painstakinglies noun
Core family
painstaking adjective C1 pain noun A2
Related words
painful adjective A2 painfully adverb B2 painkiller noun
Negative and opposite forms
painless adjective painlessly adverb
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