Definitions for carefully
care·ful·ly

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. carefully(adverb)

   taking care or paying attention

   "they watched carefully"

2. cautiously, carefully(adverb)

   as if with kid gloves; with caution or prudence or tact

   "she ventured cautiously downstairs"; "they handled the incident with kid gloves"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. carefully(Adverb)

   In a careful manner.

   Etymology: From carfulli, carefulliche, from carfullice, equivalent to .

2. carefully(Adverb)

   With attention to the result.

   He carefully avoided the subject all evening.

   Etymology: From carfulli, carefulliche, from carfullice, equivalent to .

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Carefully(adverb)

   in a careful manner

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'carefully' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1437

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'carefully' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2021

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'carefully' in Adverbs Frequency: #132

How to pronounce carefully?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say carefully in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of carefully in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of carefully in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of carefully in a Sentence

1. Kenneth Merten:

   We are watching it very carefully, we are very concerned, we hope that dialogue between the candidates, the president and the president of the Senate and others can come to a solution.

2. Charlie Sheen:

   I will not shun away from responsibilities and opportunities that drive me to helping others, i will pick my spots carefully and respectfully.

3. State John Kerry:

   We’re going to test this very carefully based not on trust, based on specific steps, so far, it is showing a modicum of promise which, hopefully, we can complete.

4. Fredrik Eriksson:

   The banquet is held in extremely high regard internationally and the quality of the food served must be absolutely world-class, the food must have clear Swedish influences and carefully selected produce with good sustainability. There must be creativity but with a classic tone.

5. Chief Financial Officer Nicolas Peter:

   In light of the current situation, we will be delaying a number of projects, like the plant in Hungary. Other projects will be carefully reconsidered.

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