happily

hap·py  (hp)

adj. hap·pi·er, hap·pi·est

1. Characterized by good luck; fortunate.

2. Enjoying, showing, or marked by pleasure, satisfaction, or joy.

3. Being especially well-adapted; felicitous: a happy turn of phrase.

4. Cheerful; willing: happy to help.

5.

a. Characterized by a spontaneous or obsessive inclination to use something. Often used in combination: trigger-happy.

b. Enthusiastic about or involved with to a disproportionate degree. Often used in combination: money-happy; clothes-happy.

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[Middle English, from hap, luck; see hap.]

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happi·ly adv.

happi·ness n.

Synonyms: happy, fortunate, lucky, providential
These adjectives mean attended by luck or good fortune: a happy outcome; a fortunate omen; a lucky guess; a providential recovery. See Also Synonyms at glad¹.

Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	happily - in a joyous manner; "they shouted happily" blithely, gayly, jubilantly, merrily, mirthfully unhappily - in an unpleasant way; "they were unhappily married"
	2.	happily - in an unexpectedly lucky way; "happily he was not injured" sadly, unhappily - in an unfortunate way; "sadly he died before he could see his grandchild"

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happily

adverb

1. luckily, fortunately, providentially, favourably, auspiciously, opportunely, propitiously, seasonably Happily, his neck injuries were not serious.

2. joyfully, cheerfully, gleefully, blithely, merrily, gaily, joyously, delightedly Albert leaned back happily and lit a cigarette.

3. willingly, freely, gladly, enthusiastically, heartily, with pleasure, contentedly, lief (rare) If I've caused any offence, I will happily apologise.

Translations

happily [ˈhæpɪlɪ] ADV

1. (= contentedly) [smile, say, play] → alegremente, felizmente
it all ended happily → todo acabó felizmente → todo tuvo un final feliz
they lived happily together for many years → vivieron los dos felices durante muchos años
I'm a happily married man → soy un hombre feliz en mi matrimonio
he said he would happily lend us the money → dijo que nos dejaría el dinero con mucho gusto, dijo que gustosamente nos dejaría el dinero

2. (= without difficulty) → sin ningún problema
Muslims and Catholics live happily together here → musulmanes y católicos conviven aquí sin ningún problema
blackberries will grow happily in any good soil → las moras crecen bien en cualquier tipo de tierra
she'll happily spend £100 on a dress → se puede gastar 100 libras en un vestido tan tranquilamente

3. (= fortunately) → afortunadamente, por fortuna
happily, no one was hurt → afortunadamente or por fortuna, nadie resultó herido

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happily [ˈhæpɪli] adv

(= cheerfully) [say, smile] → gaiement, joyeusement
"Don't worry!" he said happily → "Ne te fais pas de souci!" dit-il joyeusement.

(= contentedly) [play] → tranquillement; [live] → dans le bonheur
to be happily married [couple] → être heureux/euse en ménage; [husband] → être un époux comblé; [wife] → être une épouse comblée
and they all lived happily ever after (in fairy tale) → ils vécurent heureux et eurent beaucoup d'enfants

(= readily, willingly) [admit, accept] → volontiers
I would happily spend the rest of my life here → Je passerais volontiers le reste de ma vie ici.
I will happily do it for you → Je m'en chargerai volontiers.

(= fortunately) → heureusement
Happily, everything went well → Heureusement, tout s'est bien passé.

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happily

adv

→ glücklich; say, play → vergnügt, fröhlich; it all ended happily → es ging alles gut or glücklich aus; a happily married man → ein glücklich verheirateter Mann; they lived happily ever after (in fairy tales) → und wenn sie nicht gestorben sind, dann leben sie noch heute; his dream was to get married and live happily ever after → sein Wunschtraum war, zu heiraten und dann glücklich und zufrieden zu leben

(= harmoniously) live together, combine → harmonisch; these plants grow happily in any good soil → diese Pflanzen wachsen gut or problemlos in allen guten Böden

(= gladly) → gern; I would happily have lent her the money → ich hätte ihr das Geld ohne Weiteres geliehen

(= fortunately) → glücklicherweise, zum Glück; happily for him, he can afford it → zu seinem Glück kann er es sich leisten

(= felicitously) → glücklich, treffend; happily worded/chosen → glücklich formuliert/gewählt

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happily [ˈhæpɪlɪ] adv (contentedly, play, work) → tranquillamente; (cheerfully, say) → con gioia; (laugh) → con allegria; (fortunately) → per fortuna, fortunatamente
and they lived happily ever after → e vissero per sempre felici e contenti

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happily [ˈhæpɪlɪ] adv (contentedly, play, work) → tranquillamente; (cheerfully, say) → con gioia; (laugh) → con allegria; (fortunately) → per fortuna, fortunatamente
and they lived happily ever after → e vissero per sempre felici e contenti

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happily → بسعادة spokojeně glad glücklich χαρούμενα felizmente onnellisesti joyeusement rado felicemente 幸福に 행복하게 gelukkig lykkelig szczęśliwie felizmente счастливо lyckligt อย่างมีความสุข seve seve hạnh phúc 快乐地