Meaning

2 senses
  1. In 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

  2. Closely; by a narrow margin.

    They narrowly escaped collision.

    eng

    у́зкоúzko

    ву́зькоvúzʹko

Examples

30 sentences
  1. He narrowly escaped being killed.

    Він ледь не загинув.

    ruОн едва избежал гибели.

    deEr entging nur knapp dem Tode.

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  2. He narrowly escaped being run over.

    ruЕго чуть не задавили.

    deEr wäre um ein Haar überfahren worden.

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  3. Tom narrowly escaped being run over.

    ruТом едва не был сбит.

    deTom wäre um ein Haar überfahren worden.

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  4. I narrowly escaped being hit by a car.

    ruМеня едва не сбила машина.

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  5. I narrowly escaped being run over by a car.

    deUm ein Haar wäre ich von einem Auto überfahren worden.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
closely; by a narrow margin:
Русский
By meaning 1
closely; by a narrow margin:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
closely; by a narrow margin:

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
Comparativemore narrowly Lesson
Superlativemost narrowly

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms

Antonyms

2 antonyms

Word family

1 related words
Relatednarrow

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
narrowly — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto