Meaning

4 senses
  1. In a happy or cheerful manner; with happiness.

    This time next month I’ll be happily fishing at the beach.

    glücklich, glücklicherweise, fröhlich

    сча́стливоsčástlivo, счастли́воsčastlívo

    щасли́воščaslývo

    in a joyous manner

  2. By good chance; fortunately, successfully.

    glücklicherweise

    к сча́стьюk sčástʹju

    на ща́стяna ščástja

  3. With good will; in all happiness; willingly.

    I will happily help you look for your lost wallet.

    bereitwillig, gerne

    с ра́достьюs rádostʹju, с удово́льствиемs udovólʹstvijem, охо́тноoxótno

    ра́доrádo, із задово́леннямiz zadovólennjam, з ра́дістюz rádistju

  4. (archaic)By chance; perhaps.

Examples

200 sentences
  1. The two young girls smiled happily.

    deDie zwei jungen Mädchen lächelten fröhlich.

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  2. Tom is happily married to Mary.

    ruТом счастливо женат на Мэри.

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  3. Tom and Mary are happily married.

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  4. Tom is happily married, isn't he?

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  5. Tom and Mary weren't happily married.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
in a happy manner:
by good chance, fortunately:
willingly:
Русский
By meaning 3
in a happy manner:
by good chance, fortunately:
willingly:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
in a happy manner:
willingly:

Origin

From Middle English happily, happyly, happyliche, happylyche, equivalent to happy + -ly.

From Middle English happily, happyly, happyliche, happylyche, equivalent to happy + -ly.

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