quietly
Producing little or no noiseProducing little or no noise.
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» Tom quietly closed the bedroom door.
Tom schloss leise die Schlafzimmertür. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Том тихо закрыл дверь в спальню. — sharptoothed
Том тихо зачинив двері до спальні. — deniko
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2 sensesProducing little or no noise.
ruhig, leise
ти́хоtíxo, сми́рноsmírno
ти́хоtýxo
with little or no sound
Without attracting attention.
Examples
439 sentencesTom quietly closed the bedroom door.
Том тихо зачинив двері до спальні. — deniko
ruТом тихо закрыл дверь в спальню. — sharptoothed
deTom schloss leise die Schlafzimmertür. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom quietly knocked on the door.
Том тихо постукав у двері. — deniko
ruТом тихо постучал в дверь. — fjay69
deTom klopfte leise an die Tür. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom asked Mary to do that quietly.
Том попросив Мері зробити це тихенько. — deniko
Please close the door quietly.
Будь ласка, тихенько зачини двері. — deniko
ruПожалуйста, закрой дверь тихо. — afyodor
deDie Tür bitte leise schließen! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom and Mary talked quietly.
Том та Мері розмовляли тихо. — deniko
ruТом и Мэри разговаривали тихо. — sharptoothed
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English quietely, quyetly, equivalent to quiet + -ly.From Middle English quietely, quyetly, equivalent to quiet + -ly.
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Forms
more quietly, most quietly| Comparative | more quietly Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most quietly |
regular
Synonyms
3 synonymsAntonyms
3 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb
Collocations
10 patterns- as quietly as
- the door quietly
- door quietly
- spoke quietly
- speak more quietly
- sat quietly
- more quietly
- talked quietly
- quietly in the
- listened quietly
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.