What does Equally mean?

Definitions for Equally
ˈi kwə liequal·ly

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. equally, as, every bitadverb

    to the same degree (often followed by `as')

    "they were equally beautiful"; "birds were singing and the child sang as sweetly"; "sang as sweetly as a nightingale"; "he is every bit as mean as she is"

  2. evenly, equallyadverb

    in equal amounts or shares; in a balanced or impartial way

    "a class evenly divided between girls and boys"; "they split their winnings equally"; "deal equally with rich and poor"

Wiktionary

  1. equallyadverb

    In an equal manner in equal shares or proportion; with equal and impartial justice; without difference; alike; evenly; justly; as, equally taxed, furnished, etc.

    They shared equally in the spoils.

  2. equallyadverb

    In equal degree or extent; just as.

    The gas stations are equally far from the highway.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Equallyadverb

    Etymology: from equal.

    To reconcile mens vices to their fears is the aim of all the various schemes and projects of sin, and is equally intended by atheism and immorality. John Rogers, Sermon 15.

    They are equally impatient of their condition, equally tempted with the wages of unrighteousness, as if they were indeed poor. John Rogers, Sermon 2.

    If the motion of the sun were as unequal as of a ship, sometimes slow, and at others swift; or, if being constantly equally swift, it yet was not circular, and produced not the same appearances, it would not help us to measure time more than the motion of a comet does. John Locke.

    We shall use them,
    As we shall find their merits and our safety
    May equally determine. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

ChatGPT

  1. equally

    Equally means to the same degree or extent, in a similar manner or identical quantity, giving the same rights, responsibilities or treatment to each individual or element. It implies fairness, equal distribution or uniformity, without giving priority or preferential treatment to anyone or anything. It is often associated with concepts such as equality, justice, and impartiality.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Equallyadverb

    in an equal manner or degree in equal shares or proportion; with equal and impartial justice; without difference; alike; evenly; justly; as, equally taxed, furnished, etc

Editors Contribution

  1. equallyadverb

    In an equal manner or to an equal amount or equal share.

    The family share equally with each other when they meet for social gatherings.


    Submitted by MaryC on May 27, 2016  

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Equally' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1572

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Equally' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2629

  3. Adverbs Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Equally' in Adverbs Frequency: #145

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Equally in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Equally in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Equally in a Sentence

  1. Bob Goalby:

    The presentation ceremony was n’t what it could have been, i sat next to Roberto and did what I could to console him. There’s video of me patting him on the leg. I felt no elation, nothing like you ’d expect from winning the biggest tournament of your life. It was awkward. It was tragic for Roberto, but it was equally unfortunate for me.

  2. Autism Speaks-Google MSSNG:

    In the future, once there is a suspected diagnosis of autism, the (child’s) genome will be sequenced and doctors will compare it to the MSSNG database to find out what form of autism that child has, with this information in hand they can then better inform the family of what to do, and equally important, what not to do.

  3. Adam Schiff:

    Late last year, multiple news organizations reported that mobile phones used by U.S. diplomats in Uganda had been compromised by NASA's Pegasus tool, it is my belief that we are very likely looking at the tip of the iceberg and that other U.S. government personnel have had their devices compromised, whether by a nation state using NSA services or tools offered by one of its lesser known but equally potent competitors.

  4. Jeanett Bergan:

    It's hard to treat oil sands differently (from) coal, because of the similar environmental effects in the extraction, and we decided to treat these fossil fuel products equally.

  5. David Saperstein:

    Countries across the globe ... they see clearly the basic constitutional, institutional constraints against violations of religious freedom in the United States, and I think see clearly and believe deeply in America's promise to be a model about treating all people equally without regard to religion, that is clear and that is not tarnished by the statements here.

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