greatly

great  (grt)

adj. great·er, great·est

1. Very large in size.

2. Larger in size than others of the same kind.

3. Large in quantity or number: A great throng awaited us. See Synonyms at large.

4. Extensive in time or distance: a great delay.

5. Remarkable or outstanding in magnitude, degree, or extent: a great crisis.

6. Of outstanding significance or importance: a great work of art.

7. Chief or principal: the great house on the estate.

8. Superior in quality or character; noble: "For he was great, ere fortune made him so" (John Dryden).

9. Powerful; influential: one of the great nations of the West.

10. Eminent; distinguished: a great leader.

11. Grand; aristocratic.

12. Informal Enthusiastic: a great lover of music.

13. Informal Very skillful: great at algebra.

14. Informal Very good; first-rate: We had a great time at the dance.

15. Being one generation removed from the relative specified. Often used in combination: a great-granddaughter.

16. Archaic Pregnant.

n.

1. pl. greats or great One that is great: a composer considered among the greats.

2. Music

a. A division of most pipe organs, usually containing the most powerful ranks of pipes.

b. A similar division of other organs.

adv. Informal

Very well: got along great with the teacher.

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[Middle English grete, from Old English grat, thick, coarse.]

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greatly adv.

greatness n.

Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

greatly - to an extraordinary extent or degree; "he improved greatly"

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greatly

adverb very much, much, hugely, vastly, extremely, highly, seriously (informal), notably, considerably, remarkably, enormously, immensely, tremendously, markedly, powerfully, exceedingly, mightily, abundantly, by much, by leaps and bounds, to the nth degree People would benefit greatly from a pollution-free vehicle.

Translations

greatly [ˈgreɪtlɪ] ADV

1. (with adj or pp used as adj) → muy
greatly superior → muy superior
she found him greatly changed → ella lo encontró muy or enormemente cambiado
he was greatly influenced by Debussy → estuvo muy or enormemente influenciado por Debussy

2. (with verb) [contribute, improve, vary, admire, regret] → enormemente, mucho
I greatly regret having told her about it → me arrepiento mucho or enormemente de habérselo dicho
it is greatly to be regretted (frm) → es muy de lamentar

greatly [ˈgreɪtli] adv

[relieved, honoured, respected] → très

[increase, reduce, benefit, improve] → considérablement

greatly

adv increase, influence, exaggerated, diminished → stark; admire, surprise → sehr; he was not greatly surprised → er war nicht besonders überrascht

greatly [ˈgreɪtlɪ] adv (gen) → molto
greatly superior → di gran lunga superiore
it is greatly to be regretted that ... (frm) → ci rincresce infinitamente che...
you are greatly mistaken → ti sbagli di grosso

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greatly [ˈgreɪtlɪ] adv (gen) → molto
greatly superior → di gran lunga superiore
it is greatly to be regretted that ... (frm) → ci rincresce infinitamente che...
you are greatly mistaken → ti sbagli di grosso