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. — aandrusiak
ruЗдание сильно пострадало от огня. — GranD
deDas Gebäude wurde durch einen Brand schwer beschädigt. — samueldora
It is raining heavily.
Йде сильний дощ. — lingvokrolik
ruИдёт сильный дождь. — al_ex_an_der
deEs regnet stark. — Wuzzy
Tom has been drinking very heavily.
Her husband is heavily dependent on drugs.
ruЕё муж плотно сидит на наркотиках. — Avelesy
I was drinking heavily in those days.
ruЯ в то время здорово пил. — marafon
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