heavily
With a great weightWith a great weight.
» The building was heavily damaged by fire.
Das Gebäude wurde durch einen Brand schwer beschädigt.
Здание сильно пострадало от огня.
Будівля сильно постраждала від вогню.
Meaning
5 sensesWith a great weight.
heavily burdened
She fell heavily into bed.
with great force
To a considerable degree, to a great extent.
He relied heavily on the data collected by the others.
Your advice still weighs heavily with me.
to a considerable degree
In a manner designed for heavy duty.
heavily armed soldiers; heavily armoured tanks; heavily reinforced walls
тяжело́tjaželó, тяжело́tjaželó, си́льноsílʹno
in a manner designed for heavy duty
So as to be thick or heavy.
heavily built young men; his heavily muscled arms
in a heavy-footed manner
In a laboured manner.
he breathed heavily
тяжело́tjaželó, с трудо́мs trudóm
in a labored manner
Examples
314 sentencesThe building was heavily damaged by fire.
Будівля сильно постраждала від вогню.
ruЗдание сильно пострадало от огня.
deDas Gebäude wurde durch einen Brand schwer beschädigt.
It is raining heavily.
Йде сильний дощ.
ruИдёт сильный дождь.
deEs regnet stark.
Tom has been drinking very heavily.
Her husband is heavily dependent on drugs.
ruЕё муж плотно сидит на наркотиках.
I was drinking heavily in those days.
ruЯ в то время здорово пил.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 3
Origin
From Middle English hevely, hevyliche, from Old English hefiġlīċe (“heavily; grievously”),From Middle English hevely, hevyliche, from Old English hefiġlīċe (“heavily; grievously”), equivalent to heavy + -ly.
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Forms
more heavily, most heavily| Comparative | more heavily Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most heavily |
regular
Synonyms
4 synonyms- to a considerable degree:to a great extent
- indulging excessively:intemperatelyhard
- slowly as if burdened by much weight:heavy
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb
Collocations
4 patterns- raining heavily
- was raining heavily
- snowing heavily
- drinking heavily