/ˈhæpɪli/
Translation
In a happy way; also used to say that something was lucky.
Word origin
From happy plus the ending -ly; happy itself comes from hap, an old word for luck or chance.
- Origin
- English
- Root
- hap
- English cognates
- happen, perhaps
Examples
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Happily tells you how they played.
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'Happily ever after' is how fairy tales traditionally end.
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At the start of a sentence, happily means luckily.
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Grammar articles
(6)Adverb position in English: before the verb, after be, and the just, still and already traps
British vs American grammar: have got, gotten, the team are, and the other quiet differences
Phrasal verbs in English: rules, examples and how to use them
Present perfect continuous: have been doing, and how it differs from the present perfect
Time clauses in English: when, while, as soon as, until, before and after
Word formation in English: how suffixes build word families and give away the part of speech
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