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eas·i·ly  (z-l)
adv.
1. In an easy manner; with ease.
2. Without question; certainly: easily the best play this season.
3. In all likelihood; well: a mistake that could easily have ended in disaster.

easily [ˈiːzɪlɪ]
adv
1. with ease; without difficulty or exertion
2. by far; beyond question; undoubtedly he is easily the best in the contest
3. probably; almost certainly he may easily come first
Usage: See at easy
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.easily - with ease (`easy' is sometimes used informally for `easily'); "she was easily excited"; "was easily confused"; "he won easily"; "this china breaks very easily"; "success came too easy"
colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
2.easily - without question; "easily the best book she's written"
3.easily - indicating high probability; in all likelihood; "I might well do it"; "a mistake that could easily have ended in disaster"; "you may well need your umbrella"; "he could equally well be trying to deceive us"

easily
adverb
1. without a doubt, clearly, surely, certainly, obviously, definitely, plainly, absolutely, undoubtedly, unquestionably, undeniably, unequivocally, far and away, indisputably, beyond question, indubitably, doubtlessly It could easily be another year before we see any change.
2. without difficulty, smoothly, readily, comfortably, effortlessly, simply, with ease, straightforwardly, without trouble, standing on your head, with your eyes closed or shut Wear clothes you can remove easily.
Translations
easily [ˈiːzɪlɪ] ADV
1. (= without difficulty) [win, climb, break, tire, cry] → fácilmente, con facilidad
he makes friends easilyhace amigos fácilmente or con facilidad
he talked easily about himselfhabló sobre sí mismo de forma relajada
don't give up so easilyno te rindas tan fácilmente
she's easily pleased/upsetes fácil complacerla/disgustarlase contenta/disgusta fácilmente
the park is easily accessible by carel parque tiene fácil acceso con coche
don't worry, it's easily done (replying to apology) → no te preocupes, le puede pasar a cualquiera
there were easily 500 at the meetinghabía fácilmente 500 en la reunión
it holds four litres easilycaben cuatro litros largoscaben cuatro litros fácilmente
that will cost you £50 easilyeso te costará fácilmente or por lo menos 50 libras
as easily as (if)con la misma facilidad que(si)
2. (= very possibly) → perfectamente, fácilmente
he may easily change his mindpuede perfectamente or fácilmente cambiar de opiniónfácilmente cambia de opinión(LAm)
it could very easily happen againpodría perfectamente or fácilmente ocurrir de nuevo
this could easily be his last racebien podría ser ésta su última carrera
3. (= by far) → con mucho
he was easily the best candidateera con mucho el mejor candidato
there was easily enough to go roundhabía más que suficiente para todos

easily [ˈiːzɪli] adv
(= without difficulty) → facilement
(= in a relaxed way) [talk] → avec décontraction
(= quite possibly) → bien
(= without doubt) → sans aucun doute
it's easily the best (= by far) → c'est de loin le meilleur
(= readily) [tire, cry] → facilement

easily
adv
(= without difficulty)leicht; easily accessible (place) → leicht zu erreichen; they now have easily available travelsie können jetzt ohne Schwierigkeiten reisen; he learnt to swim easilyer lernte mühelos schwimmen
(= possibly) can, mayleicht; could, mightgut; dishwashers can easily ruin hand-painted chinaSpülmaschinen können handbemaltes Porzellan leicht ruinieren; she might/could easily decide to canceles könnte gut sein, dass sie sich entscheidet abzusagen; it could just as easily happen herees könnte genauso gut hier passieren
(= unquestionably, with figures) → gut und gerne; (+ superl) → eindeutig, mit Abstand; it’s easily 25 mileses sind gut und gerne 25 Meilen; they are easily the bestsie sind eindeutig or mit Abstand die Besten
(= in a relaxed manner) talk, breatheganz entspannt

easily [ˈiːzɪlɪ] adv (without effort, win, climb) → facilmente, agevolmente
he may easily change his mind → potrebbe benissimo cambiare idea
it's easily the best → è senza dubbio il migliore
there were easily 500 at the meeting → c'erano almeno 500 persone alla riunione
easily [ˈiːzɪlɪ] adv (without effort, win, climb) → facilmente, agevolmente
he may easily change his mind → potrebbe benissimo cambiare idea
it's easily the best → è senza dubbio il migliore
there were easily 500 at the meeting → c'erano almeno 500 persone alla riunione

easily بسهولة snadno let leicht εύκολα fácilmente helposti facilement lako facilmente 容易に 쉽게 gemakkelijk lett łatwo facilmente легко enkelt อย่างสะดวก kolaylıkla dễ dàng 容易地


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Now, if we could receive some signal of her approach, we could easily escape from her.
As, therefore, in the case of animate bodies and organisms a certain magnitude is necessary, and a magnitude which may be easily embraced in one view; so in the plot, a certain length is necessary, and a length which can be easily embraced by the memory.
Oh, go with me,' said the man; 'if we three are together we shall easily travel through the wide world.
 
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