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duly

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du·ly  (dl, dy-)
adv.
1. In a proper manner: a duly appointed official.
2. At the expected time.

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

duly [ˈdjuːlɪ]
adv
1. in a proper or fitting manner
2. at the proper time; punctually
[see due, -ly2]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.duly - at the proper time; "she was duly apprised of the raise"

duly
adverb
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 threellegó a las tres, como estaba previsto
I was duly grateful for his assistancecomo cabe esperar, le agradecí su asistencia
the visitors were duly impressedlos visitantes quedaron muy impresionados, como era de esperar
2. (= properly) [elect, sign] → debidamente
the point was duly noted in the minutesse tomó debida nota de ese punto

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

duly
adv
(= properly) elect, note, signordnungsgemäß, vorschriftsmäßig; to be duly grateful/sympathetic/impressedgebührend dankbar/mitfühlend/beeindruckt sein; I was duly surprisedich war entsprechend überrascht
(= as expected)wie erwartet; (= in due course)dann auch; he duly obligedwie erwartet tat er es auch, er tat es dann auch; she duly went to China in Aprilwie erwartet fuhr sie im April nach China, so fuhr sie dann im April nach China

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
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

duly due


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The wedding was duly performed and the young couple sat down to the wedding-feast.
As they had been duly forewarned by Bashti, the penalty for infraction of the rules he had laid down was staking out on the reef at low tide to be eaten by the fish-sharks.
Ne'ertheless I will give her my blessing when she is duly wedded.
 
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