locally
gb/lˈoʊkəli/ us/lˈoʊkəli/
B1
Inglês
~ 6500
Acepções
0 acepção
adverb
B1
relation
1
in or affecting a nearby area
In the area near you, not in a far or large area like the whole country or world.
Padrão de uso:
[something] happens locally / to buy [something] locally
Erro comum:
Learners sometimes use "local" instead of "locally" in this adverb position, for example saying *"I want to buy local"* when they mean *"I want to buy locally"*. "Local" is usually an adjective before a noun ("local shop"), while "locally" is an adverb that modifies a verb ("shop locally").
Sinônimos
in the area (Very close in meaning; a slightly longer, more informal phrase.)
|
nearby (Focuses more on physical distance; does not usually carry the idea of a whole community or region.)
|
in this town (More specific; refers to a town rather than any kind of local region.)
Antônimos
globally (Refers to the whole world, which contrasts with focusing only on a limited nearby area.)
Colocações
shop locally
|buy locally produced
|locally owned business
|locally grown food
|locally produced goods
|locally sourced ingredients
Temas
daily life
|business
|geography
|daily_life
|travel
Exemplos
- The company tries to hire locally whenever possible.
- Most of the food served in this restaurant is sourced locally.
- The problem seems to be happening locally, not across the whole network.
- Housing prices have risen sharply locally over the last year.
- We prefer to print our flyers locally instead of using an online service.
Exemplos para estudantes
- I like to shop locally at small stores.
- This cheese is made locally on a farm near here.
- Many people want to buy locally grown vegetables.
- We found a plumber locally and he came quickly.
adverb
technical
B2
relation
2
on this device, not remote
On this computer or device, not on another computer or on the internet.
Padrão de uso:
[data/file] is stored locally / [program] runs locally
Erro comum:
Learners may confuse "locally" with "offline". Something that runs "locally" is on your device, but it might still use the internet. "Offline" means without any internet connection.
Sinônimos
on this device (Plain description often used in explanations; slightly longer and less technical-sounding.)
|
on-site (Often used in IT and business contexts; can refer to physical location, not only a single device.)
Antônimos
remotely (Means on another computer or server, usually accessed over a network, which is the opposite of being on the current device.)
Colocações
stored locally
|run locally
|save files locally
|locally installed software
|process data locally
Temas
technology
|computing
Exemplos
- For security reasons, all sensitive data is stored locally on the machine.
- You can run the application locally without an internet connection.
- The website loads faster when images are cached locally.
- These logs are saved locally and then backed up to the cloud every night.
- Developers often test the site locally before deploying it to the live server.
Exemplos para estudantes
- The files are saved locally on your laptop.
- You can use this app locally when you have no internet.
- The program runs locally, so it is very fast.
- Please keep a copy of the report locally on your computer.
adverb
technical
C2
relation
3
in a small neighborhood (math)
In mathematics, true only in a small area around each point, not everywhere.
Padrão de uso:
[function/space] is locally [adjective]
Erro comum:
Students sometimes think "locally" means the same as "approximately". In mathematics, "locally" means in a neighborhood of each point, not just that something is roughly true.
Sinônimos
in a neighborhood (Mathematical phrase that overlaps in meaning; focuses more specifically on the topological neighborhood around a point.)
Antônimos
globally (In mathematics, describes a property that holds on the entire space, not just in small neighborhoods.)
Colocações
locally finite
|locally compact
|locally constant
|locally convex
|locally Lipschitz
Temas
mathematics
|science
|education
Exemplos
- Every smooth curve is locally homeomorphic to an open interval.
- The function is locally constant but not constant on the whole domain.
- In this example, the measure is locally finite but not finite.
- The space is locally compact but fails to be compact globally.
- Such vector fields are only locally defined and cannot be extended to the whole manifold.
Exemplos para estudantes
- In this example, the function is locally linear.
- The set is locally closed, but not closed in the whole space.
- The group is locally compact, which is enough for this theorem.
Gramática
Forma no dicionário
locally
AFI
GB/lˈoʊkəli/
US/lˈoʊkəli/
Sílabas e tonicidade
loc - ally (2 sílabas)
Stress on 1st syllable (loc)
Formas da palavra
Noun
- Base: locally
- Plural: locallies
Família de palavras
Expressões
shop locally
1/ʃˈɑp lˈoʊkəli/
fixed phrase
buy from local businesses
To buy things from stores and businesses near where you live, not from far-away companies or big online shops.
Exemplos
- The city runs a campaign every winter to encourage people to shop locally.
- If you shop locally, more money stays in your community.
think globally, act locally
1/θˈɪŋk ɡlˈoʊbəli | ˈækt lˈoʊkəli/
fixed phrase
care about the world, act locally
To keep the whole world in mind, but do real, practical things in your own town or community.
Exemplos
- The environmental campaign uses the slogan "Think globally, act locally."
- Many environmental campaigns use the slogan "Think globally, act locally."
- When it comes to climate change, we should think globally, act locally, and start by reducing waste in our own neighborhoods.
- Her charity work follows the idea of "think globally, act locally" by helping refugees in her own city.
- Her charity work is based on the idea of think globally, act locally.
- Teachers often encourage students to think globally, act locally when planning community projects.