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

1. formally, officially(adverb)

   with official authorization

   "the club will be formally recognized"

2. formally(adverb)

   in a formal manner

   "he was dressed rather formally"

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1. formally(Adverb)

   In a formal manner.

   He dressed quite formally - too formally for the occasion.

2. formally(Adverb)

   In accordance with official procedure.

   He formally filed a complaint, which involved much paperwork.

3. formally(Adverb)

   In accordance with rigorous rules.

   He proved it formally but gave his students no intuitive feel for the matter.

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

1. Formally(adverb)

   in a formal manner; essentially; characteristically; expressly; regularly; ceremoniously; precisely

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'formally' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4346

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'formally' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2909

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'formally' in Adverbs Frequency: #280

How to pronounce formally?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say formally in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of formally in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of formally in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of formally in a Sentence

1. Thad Cochran:

   I regret my health has become an ongoing challenge, i intent to fulfill my responsibilities and commitments to the people of Mississippi and the Senate through the completion of the 2018 appropriations cycle, after which I will formally retire from the U.S. Senate.

2. President Obama:

   As part of that effort, President Raul Castro and I directed our teams to negotiate the reestablishment of embassies, since then our State Department has worked hard with our Cuban counterparts to achieve that goal and later this summer Secretary( John) Kerry will travel to Havana formally to proudly raise the American flag over our embassy once more.

3. Sun Qin:

   The merger of SNPTC and CPI is not hot air - the State Council has not yet formally approved it but the two sides intend to go through with it - but other mergers haven't been put on the agenda yet.

4. Mohammed Ali al-Houthi:

   There is no positive or negative stance until the United Nations formally addresses us concerning the matter.

5. Richard Burr:

   The committee has spent the last 16 months reviewing the sources, tradecraft and analytic work underpinning the intelligence community assessment and sees no reason to dispute the conclusions, the committee continues its investigation, and I am hopeful that this installment of the committee’s work will soon be followed by additional summaries providing the American people with clarity around Russia’s activities regarding U.S. elections. Whether Russian authorities sought to meddle in the 2016 election to help Trump prevail has been a key point of contention between House and Senate intelligence committees. SEVEN KEY HIGHLIGHTS FROM BOMBSHELL WATCHDOG REPORT INTO DOJ, FBI BIAS In May,Senate Intelligence Committee leaders backed the 2017 intel community report that formally accused Russia of trying to interfere in the election to the Trump campaign's benefit. The Russian effort was extensive, sophisticated and ordered by President Putin himself for the purpose of helping Donald Trump and hurting Hillary Clinton, top Senate committee Democrat Mark Warner said in a joint statement at the time. On Tuesday, Warner said the committee's review had confirmed those findings.

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