happily
gb/hˈæpəli/ us/hˈæpəli/
A2
Englanti
~ 1400
Merkitykset
0 merkitystä
adverb
A2
property
1
In a joyful or pleased manner
In a way that shows you are happy.
Käyttömalli:
[someone] does [something] happily
Tyypillinen virhe:
Learners sometimes confuse 'happily' with 'happy'. 'Happy' is an adjective describing a person or thing, while 'happily' is an adverb describing how an action is done.
Synonyymit
joyfully (Emphasizes a stronger, more exuberant form of happiness.)
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cheerfully (Suggests a bright, pleasant, and optimistic manner.)
Antonyymit
unhappily (Indicates doing something while feeling sad or displeased.)
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sadly (Implies doing something with sorrow or regret.)
Kollokaatiot
smile happily
|live happily
|marry happily
|happily agree
|happily accept
Teemat
emotions
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Esimerkit
- She smiled happily when she saw her friends.
- They lived happily in their small cottage by the sea.
- He happily accepted the job offer.
- The children played happily in the park.
- I will happily help you with your project.
Oppijaesimerkit
- She speaks happily to her friends.
- They live happily in the city.
- He works happily at his new job.
- The kids play happily outside.
- I will happily go with you.
adverb
B1
property
2
Fortunately or luckily
Used to say that something happened in a good or lucky way.
Tyypillinen virhe:
Learners may confuse this sense with the emotional one; here it refers to luck or good fortune, not someone's mood.
Synonyymit
fortunately (More formal and directly means 'by good luck'.)
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luckily (Informal and emphasizes chance or luck.)
Antonyymit
unfortunately (Indicates the opposite — something happened in a bad or unlucky way.)
Kollokaatiot
happily escape
|happily avoid
|happily resolve
Teemat
emotions
|daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Esimerkit
- Happily, no one was hurt in the accident.
- They had, happily, avoided a serious mistake.
- Happily for us, the rain stopped just before the picnic.
Oppijaesimerkit
- Happily, we found the lost dog.
- Happily, she passed the test.
- Happily, the sun came out.
Kielioppi
Sanakirjamuoto
happily
IPA
GB/hˈæpəli/
US/hˈæpəli/
Tavut ja painotus
hap - pily (2 tavua)
Stress on 1st syllable (hap)
Taivutusmuodot
Noun
- Base: happily
- Plural: happilies
Sanaperhe
Forms
happilies
noun
Negative and opposite forms
Ilmaukset
happily ever after
1/hˈæpəli ˈɛvɚ ˈæftɚ/
fixed phrase
Lasting happiness after an event
A time when someone stays happy forever after something good happens.
Esimerkit
- She dreamed of finding her happily ever after.
- Not every story has a happily ever after.
happily married
1/hˈæpəli mˈɛɹid/
fixed phrase
In a joyful marriage
Being married and feeling happy with your partner.
Esimerkit
- They have been happily married for over 30 years.
- She is happily married with two children.
live happily ever after
1/lˈɪv hˈæpəli ˈɛvɚ ˈæftɚ/
fixed phrase
To remain happy for life after an event
To stay happy for the rest of your life, often used at the end of stories about love or marriage.
Esimerkit
- They got married and lived happily ever after.
- In the fairy tale, the prince and princess lived happily ever after.