What does heavily mean?
Definitions for heavily
ˈhɛv ə liheav·i·ly
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word heavily.
Princeton's WordNet
heavily, to a great extentadverb
to a considerable degree
"he relied heavily on others' data"
heavilyadverb
in a heavy-footed manner
"he walked heavily up the three flights to his room"
heavilyadverb
with great force
"she hit her arm heavily against the wall"
heavilyadverb
in a manner designed for heavy duty
"a heavily constructed car"; "heavily armed"
heavy, heavilyadverb
slowly as if burdened by much weight
"time hung heavy on their hands"
heavilyadverb
in a labored manner
"he breathed heavily"
heavily, intemperately, hardadverb
indulging excessively
"he drank heavily"
GCIDE
Heavilyadverb
Greatly; intensely; as, heavily involved in a plot; heavily invested in real estate.
Heavilyadverb
In large quantity; as, it rained heavily.
Wiktionary
heavilyadverb
in a heavy manner
heavilyadverb
with a great weight
heavily burdened
heavilyadverb
to a considerable degree, to a great extent
heavilyadverb
in a manner designed for heavy duty
heavilyadverb
so as to be thick or heavy
heavilyadverb
in a laboured manner
he breathed heavily
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Heavilyadverb
Etymology: from heavy.
Ease must be impracticable to the envious: they lie under a double misfortune; common calamities and common blessings fall heavily upon them. Jeremy Collier, of Envy.
I came hither to transport the tydings,
Which I have heavily born. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.Why looks your grace so heavily to-day?
—— O, I have past a miserable night. William Shakespeare, R. III.This O’Neil took very heavily, because his condition in the army was less pleasant to him. Edward Hyde.
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heavily
Heavily is an adverb that typically means to a great degree, in large amounts, or with a great weight or force. It can refer to doing something intensely, seriously or severely. The specific meaning of "heavily" often depends on the context in which it is used.
Webster Dictionary
Heavilyadverb
in a heavy manner; with great weight; as, to bear heavily on a thing; to be heavily loaded
Heavilyadverb
as if burdened with a great weight; slowly and laboriously; with difficulty; hence, in a slow, difficult, or suffering manner; sorrowfully
Etymology: [From 2d Heavy.]
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'heavily' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2481
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'heavily' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4591
Adverbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'heavily' in Adverbs Frequency: #204
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of heavily in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of heavily in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of heavily in a Sentence
Sometimes it is going to ebb and flow in different ways, and sometimes you are going to flow very heavily around work, because you are getting ready to relaunch the brand and try to hit these huge milestones for a startup within two months of joining, and other times, it is end of the school year and there is the recital and the school play and da-da-da and those things are important, too.
Now we’ll use textbooks more heavily because it’s more safe.
Investors who were heavily exposed to Greece have cut their exposure hugely... But a drop of 10 percent for European stocks is entirely possible( in the event of Greece leaving the euro zone), that's the price to pay for the markets, which have over the course of the last couple of years really not taken into account these risks.
De Margerie came from a heavily upstream background and was hugely regarded within the organisation. To follow with a similar CEO would have been difficult, pouyanne brings (cost) cutting experience, he is very measured and precise in his delivery and dealings internally and particularly externally, I think this is appropriate in this time frame.
Canada is short on eggs and has been buying heavily from the U.S. for the last several years, mexico has been dealing with its own outbreaks of avian influenza, so they're banned from importing into the U.S. The logical place people will be looking now would be Europe.
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Translations for heavily
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- ztěžka, těžceCzech
- pesadamentePortuguese
- си́льно, с трудо́м, тяжело́Russian
- ağır şekildeTurkish
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