Meaning

3 senses
  1. With care; attentively, circumspectly.

    As he was a politician, he discussed all subjects carefully, not offending anyone.

    He carefully studied the papers, while planning his next move.

    vorsichtig

    осторо́жноostoróžno, аккура́тноakkurátno, внима́тельноvnimátelʹno

    обере́жноoberéžno

    taking care or paying attention

  2. Conscientiously, painstakingly, fastidiously, meticulously

  3. (obsolete)Sorrowfully.

Examples

1043 sentences
  1. I want you to listen carefully.

    Я хочу, щоб ти слухав уважно. — deniko

    ruЯ хочу, чтобы ты слушал внимательно. — odexed

  2. Watch carefully how I do this.

    Дивись уважно, як я це роблю. — deniko

    ruСмотри внимательно, как я это делаю. — marafon

  3. We need to manage things carefully.

    Нам потрібно ретельно керувати речами. — Ahha

  4. I tried to listen to him carefully.

    Я намагався уважно його слухати. — deniko

    ruЯ старался слушать его внимательно. — marafon

    deIch versuchte, ihm aufmerksam zuzuhören. — Yorwba

  5. The important thing is to listen carefully.

    Важливо уважно слухати. — uaspeaker

    ruВажно внимательно слушать. — Hellerick

    deWichtig ist es, aufmerksam zuzuhören. — mhr

Translations

9 languages
Українська
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Русский
By meaning 1
in a careful manner:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
in a careful manner:

Origin

From Middle English carfulli, carefulliche, from Old English carfullīċe, ċearfullīċe (“car

From Middle English carfulli, carefulliche, from Old English carfullīċe, ċearfullīċe (“carefully, diligently”), equivalent to careful + -ly.

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Forms

more carefully, most carefully
Comparativemore carefully Lesson
Superlativemost carefully

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • as if with kid gloves; with caution or prudence or tact:cautiouslywith kid gloves

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

2 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • listen carefully
  • more carefully
  • listen carefully to
  • listening very carefully
  • as carefully as
  • the contract carefully
  • please listen carefully
  • to listen carefully
  • so listen carefully
  • the instructions carefully
  • carefully to what
  • contract carefully

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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