Heavily ˈhevɪli Adverb Raining Drink Bleeding Taxed Lot

• it was raining heavily.
• to drink heavily
• to be bleeding heavily
• to be heavily taxed

heavily

1. to a great degree; in large amounts
• It was raining heavily.
• to drink heavily
• to be bleeding heavily
• to be heavily taxed
• heavily armed police (= carrying a lot of weapons)
• a heavily pregnant woman (= one whose baby is nearly ready to be born)
• They are both heavily involved in politics.
• He relies heavily on his parents.
• She has been heavily criticized in the press.
• Their music is heavily influenced by heavy metal and punk rock.
• Two Swedish companies invested heavily in the Russian energy business.
• These companies depend heavily on government support.
• The country's economy is heavily dependent on foreign investment and aid.
• The book draws heavily on case studies in Ethiopia.
2. with a lot of force or effort
• She fell heavily to the ground.
3. with a large, solid and strong body
4. slowly and loudly
• She was now breathing heavily.
• He was snoring heavily.
5. in a slow way that sounds as though you are worried or sad
• He sighed heavily.
6. in a way that makes you feel uncomfortable or anxious
• Silence hung heavily in the room.
• The burden of guilt weighed heavily on his mind.
7. full of or loaded with heavy things
• a heavily loaded van
• The car was heavily laden on the way home.