duly

du·ly  (dl, dy-)

adv.

1. In a proper manner: a duly appointed official.

2. At the expected time.

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[Middle English duely, from due, due; see due.]

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duly [ˈdjuːlɪ]

adv

1. in a proper or fitting manner

2. at the proper time; punctually

[see due, -ly²]

Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

duly - at the proper time; "she was duly apprised of the raise" punctually

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duly

adverb

1. properly, fittingly, correctly, appropriately, accordingly, suitably, deservedly, rightfully, decorously, befittingly He duly apologized for his behaviour.

2. on time, promptly, in good time, punctually, at the stated time, at the proper time The engineer duly arrived, expecting to have to repair the boiler.

Translations

duly [ˈdjuːlɪ] ADV

1. (= as expected) [arrive, land] → como estaba previsto
he duly arrived at three → llegó a las tres, como estaba previsto
I was duly grateful for his assistance → como cabe esperar, le agradecí su asistencia
the visitors were duly impressed → los visitantes quedaron muy impresionados, como era de esperar

2. (= properly) [elect, sign] → debidamente
the point was duly noted in the minutes → se tomó debida nota de ese punto

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duly [ˈdjuːli] adv

(= accordingly) → comme convenu, comme dû
He demanded an apology, which he duly received
BUT Il a exigé des excuses qu'il a obtenues.

(= according to plan) → comme prévu

(= properly) → comme il faut, comme il convient

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duly

adv

(= properly) elect, note, sign → ordnungsgemäß, vorschriftsmäßig; to be duly grateful/sympathetic/impressed → gebührend dankbar/mitfühlend/beeindruckt sein; I was duly surprised → ich war entsprechend überrascht

(= as expected) → wie erwartet; (= in due course) → dann auch; he duly obliged → wie erwartet tat er es auch, er tat es dann auch; she duly went to China in April → wie erwartet fuhr sie im April nach China, so fuhr sie dann im April nach China

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duly [ˈdjuːlɪ] adv (properly) → come si deve, debitamente; (as expected) → come previsto, secondo le previsioni; (on time) → a tempo debito
he duly arrived at 3 → è arrivato alle 3 come previsto
everybody was duly shocked → tutti sono rimasti debitamente scioccati

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