Meaning

1 senses
  1. In a bold manner; with confidence.

    to boldly go where no man has gone before

    kühn, tapfer

    сме́лоsmélo, хра́броxrábro, отва́жноotvážno

    with boldness, in a bold manner

Examples

16 sentences
  1. I boldly jumped into the sea.

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  2. She boldly went up to the king.

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  3. He answered boldly and never made a mistake.

    ruОн отвечал бойко и не ошибся ни разу.

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  4. Yuri boldly walked further into the dark corridor.

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  5. Once your reputation's gone, you can boldly carry on.

    deIst der Ruf erst ruiniert, lebt's sich gänzlich ungeniert.

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Translations

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Origin

From Middle English boldely, boldeliche, baldeliche, from Old English bealdlīċe (“boldly,

From Middle English boldely, boldeliche, baldeliche, from Old English bealdlīċe (“boldly, earnestly”), equivalent to bold + -ly.

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Forms

boldlier/more boldly, boldliest/most boldly
Comparativeboldlier / more boldly Lesson
Superlativeboldliest / most boldly

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Word family

1 related words
Relatedbold

See also

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