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Heavily ˈhevɪli Adverb Bre Raining Drink/Smoke Bleeding Taxed
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heavily |
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BrE / ˈhevɪli / NAmE / ˈhevɪli / |
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- it was raining heavily.
- to drink/smoke heavily
- to be bleeding heavily
- to be heavily taxed
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heavily(adverb)BrE / ˈhevɪli / NAmE / ˈhevɪli / - to a great degree; in large amounts
- It was raining heavily.
- to drink/smoke 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.
- with a lot of force or effort
- She fell heavily to the ground.
- with a large, solid and strong body
- slowly and loudly
- She was now breathing heavily.
- He was snoring heavily.
- in a slow way that sounds as though you are worried or sad
- 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.
- full of or loaded with heavy things
- a heavily loaded van
- The car was heavily laden on the way home.
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