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.
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Examples
30 sentencesHe narrowly escaped being killed.
Він ледь не загинув. — Oleksandr_Tahayev
ruОн едва избежал гибели. — sharptoothed
deEr entging nur knapp dem Tode. — Manfredo
He narrowly escaped being run over.
ruЕго чуть не задавили. — odexed
deEr wäre um ein Haar überfahren worden. — Dejo
Tom narrowly escaped being run over.
ruТом едва не был сбит. — soweli_Elepanto
deTom wäre um ein Haar überfahren worden. — wolfgangth
I narrowly escaped being hit by a car.
ruМеня едва не сбила машина. — Wezel
I narrowly escaped being run over by a car.
deUm ein Haar wäre ich von einem Auto überfahren worden. — PeterR
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