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To a great degree; in large amounts
- Definition of heavily adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary heavily adverb /ˈhevɪli/ /ˈhevɪli/ to a great degree; in large amounts
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Definition of heavily adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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What does the adverb heavily mean? There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the adverb heavily . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
Most adverbs, like most adjectives, are gradable (they can express different degrees of qualities, properties, states, conditions and relations). We can modify adverbs using other types of adverbs and comparative forms to make longer adverb phrases.
heavily adverb (DIFFICULT) in a way that is difficult to accept or deal with: weigh heavily on The news she had received weighed heavily on her (= worried her) .
adverb [ADVERB after verb] If someone says something heavily , they say it in a slow way which shows a feeling such as sadness, tiredness, or annoyance . 'I didn't even think about her,' he said heavily.
heavily adverb (DIFFICULT) in a way that is difficult to accept or deal with: weigh heavily on The news she had received weighed heavily on her (= worried her) .
heavily. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English heav‧ily /ˈhevəli/ W3 adverb 1 in large amounts, to a high degree, or with great severity SYN very I became heavily involved in politics.