Meaning

7 senses
  1. In a kind manner, out of kindness.

    He kindly offered to take us to the station in his car.

    freundlicherweise, liebenswürdig

    благожелательноblagoželatelʹno, добродушноdobrodušno

    in a kind manner or out of kindness

  2. In a favourable way.

  3. Used to make a polite request: please.

    Kindly refrain from walking on the grass.

    May we request that patrons kindly take their seats.

    bitte, gefälligst

    будьте любезныbud'te lyubezny, извольтеizvol'te, будьте добрыbud'te dobry

  4. (US)With kind acceptance; used with take.

    I don't take kindly to threats.

    Aunt Daisy didn't take it kindly when we forgot her anniversary.

  5. (dialectal)Kind of, somewhat.

  6. (archaic)Readily.

  7. (obsolete)Naturally.

Examples

125 sentences
  1. Excuse me but, would you kindly lift that box for me?

    Перепрошую, ви не могли би підняти мені цю коробку?

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  2. The girl treated her horse kindly.

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  3. They dealt with the prisoners kindly.

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  4. She kindly showed me the way.

    ruОна любезно показала мне дорогу.

    deSie zeigte mir freundlicherweise den Weg.

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  5. She kindly listened to my request.

    ruОна любезно выслушала мою просьбу.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
in a kind manner:
used to make polite requests:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
in a kind manner:
used to make polite requests:

Origin

From Middle English kyndely, kyndly, kyndeliche, from Old English ġecyndelīċe, equivalent

From Middle English kyndely, kyndly, kyndeliche, from Old English ġecyndelīċe, equivalent to kind + -ly.

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Forms

kindlier/more kindly, kindliest/most kindly
Comparativekindlier / more kindly Lesson
Superlativekindliest / most kindly

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
used to make polite requests:pleaseA1be so kind as to
in a kind manner:thoughtfully

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

2 related words
Relatedkind

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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