narrowly
In a narrow manner; without flexibility or latitudeIn a narrow manner; without flexibility or latitude.
» He narrowly escaped being killed.
Er entging nur knapp dem Tode.
Er entging knapp dem Tode.
Он едва избежал гибели.
Він ледь не загинув.
Він ледве не загинув.
Meaning
2 sensesIn a narrow manner; without flexibility or latitude.
I eyed him narrowly.
They regarded the new idea rather narrowly.
in a narrow manner; not allowing for exceptions
Closely; by a narrow margin.
They narrowly escaped collision.
eng
у́зкоúzko
ву́зькоvúzʹko
Examples
30 sentencesHe narrowly escaped being killed.
Він ледь не загинув.
ruОн едва избежал гибели.
deEr entging nur knapp dem Tode.
He narrowly escaped being run over.
ruЕго чуть не задавили.
deEr wäre um ein Haar überfahren worden.
Tom narrowly escaped being run over.
ruТом едва не был сбит.
deTom wäre um ein Haar überfahren worden.
I narrowly escaped being hit by a car.
ruМеня едва не сбила машина.
I narrowly escaped being run over by a car.
deUm ein Haar wäre ich von einem Auto überfahren worden.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English narowly, equivalent to narrow + -ly.From Middle English narowly, equivalent to narrow + -ly.
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Forms
more narrowly, most narrowly| Comparative | more narrowly Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most narrowly |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsAntonyms
2 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb