strangely
In a strange or coincidental mannerIn a strange or coincidental manner.
» Tom is behaving strangely.
Tom benimmt sich sonderbar.
Том странно себя ведёт.
Том поводиться дивно.
Meaning
2 sensesIn a strange or coincidental manner.
Though I'd never gone to Boston before, everything looked strangely familiar.
Daniel was walking strangely because he had twisted his ankle.
seltsam, seltsamerweise
in a strange manner
(archaic)Surprisingly, wonderfully.
Examples
119 sentencesTom is behaving strangely.
Том поводиться дивно.
ruТом странно себя ведёт.
deTom benimmt sich sonderbar.
Tom is acting strangely, isn't he?
Tom has been behaving strangely lately.
ruВ последнее время Том ведет себя странно.
Tom has been behaving very strangely.
ruТом очень странно себя ведёт.
Neither Tom nor Mary has been acting strangely lately.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English straungely (“strangely, aloofly, intricately”); equivalent to strangeFrom Middle English straungely (“strangely, aloofly, intricately”); equivalent to strange + -ly.
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Forms
more strangely, most strangely| Comparative | more strangely Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most strangely |
regular
Synonyms
16 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
3 patterns- been acting strangely
- acting strangely
- behaving strangely