/ˈnætʃrəli/
Translation
As you would expect; also in a way that is real and not forced or made by people.
Word origin
From natural plus the ending -ly, going back to Latin natura, meaning nature.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- natura
- English cognates
- nature, natural
Examples
, .
Here "naturally" means of course, as you would expect.
.
Here it means in a relaxed way that is not forced.
curly.
Here it means by nature, without any treatment.
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Grammar articles
(5)Adjective order in English: opinion, size, age, shape, colour, origin, material, purpose
Both, either and neither in English: the two-of-something words, agreement traps, and Me neither
Dummy subjects in English: it's raining, there's a problem, and why the subject slot is never empty
Future continuous and future perfect in English: will be doing vs will have done
Wish and if only in English: wish + past, wish + past perfect, wish + would, and why I wish I would is wrong
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