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Heavily ˈhevɪli Adverb Bre Raining Drink/Smoke Bleeding Taxed

Word heavily
WordType (adverb)
Phonetic BrE / ˈhevɪli / NAmE / ˈhevɪli /
Example
  • 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 /
  1. 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.
  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.
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