Kilo Lingo

/kwiðaðosaˈmente/

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Translation

carefully

Word origin

From cuidadoso ('careful') plus the adverbial suffix -mente, from cuidado ('care'), from Latin cogitare ('to think').

Origin
Latin
Root
cuidadoso
English cognates
cogitate

Examples

.

He carefully read every line of the contract.

Colocó .

She placed the glasses carefully on the table.

llueve.

You must drive carefully when it rains.

Eligió .

He chose his words carefully before answering.

.

She carefully kept the photos in a box.

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This word is part of lesson 69.