happily
gb/hˈæpəli/ us/hˈæpəli/
A2
Ingles
~ 1400
Mga kahulugan
0 kahulugan
adverb
A2
property
1
In a joyful or pleased manner
In a way that shows you are happy.
Padron ng paggamit:
[someone] does [something] happily
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
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.
Mga kasingkahulugan
joyfully (Emphasizes a stronger, more exuberant form of happiness.)
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cheerfully (Suggests a bright, pleasant, and optimistic manner.)
Mga kasalungat
unhappily (Indicates doing something while feeling sad or displeased.)
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sadly (Implies doing something with sorrow or regret.)
Mga kolokasyon
smile happily
|live happily
|marry happily
|happily agree
|happily accept
Mga tema
emotions
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- 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.
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners may confuse this sense with the emotional one; here it refers to luck or good fortune, not someone's mood.
Mga kasingkahulugan
fortunately (More formal and directly means 'by good luck'.)
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luckily (Informal and emphasizes chance or luck.)
Mga kasalungat
unfortunately (Indicates the opposite — something happened in a bad or unlucky way.)
Mga kolokasyon
happily escape
|happily avoid
|happily resolve
Mga tema
emotions
|daily life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- Happily, we found the lost dog.
- Happily, she passed the test.
- Happily, the sun came out.
Gramatika
Anyo sa diksyunaryo
happily
IPA
GB/hˈæpəli/
US/hˈæpəli/
Mga pantig at diin
hap - pily (2 pantig)
Stress on 1st syllable (hap)
Mga anyo ng salita
Noun
- Base: happily
- Plural: happilies
Mga kaugnay na salita
Forms
happilies
noun
Negative and opposite forms
Mga ekspresyon
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.
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa
- They got married and lived happily ever after.
- In the fairy tale, the prince and princess lived happily ever after.