intimately

in·ti·mate ¹  (nt-mt)

adj.

1. Marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity.

2. Relating to or indicative of one's deepest nature: intimate prayers.

3. Essential; innermost: the intimate structure of matter.

4. Marked by informality and privacy: an intimate nightclub.

5. Very personal; private: an intimate letter.

6. Of or involved in a sexual relationship.

n.

A close friend or confidant.

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[Latin intimtus, past participle of intimre, to make familiar with; see intimate².]

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inti·mate·ly adv.

inti·mate·ness n.

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in·ti·mate ²  (nt-mt)

tr.v. in·ti·mat·ed, in·ti·mat·ing, in·ti·mates

1. To make known subtly and indirectly; hint. See Synonyms at suggest.

2. To announce; proclaim.

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[Latin intimre, intimt-, to make known, from intimus, innermost; see en in Indo-European roots.]

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inti·mater n.

inti·mation n.

Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	intimately - in a close manner; "the two phenomena are intimately connected"; "the person most nearly concerned" nearly, closely
	2.	intimately - with great or especially intimate knowledge; "we knew them well" well

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intimately

adverb

1. closely, very well, personally, warmly, familiarly, tenderly, affectionately, confidentially, confidingly You have to be willing to get to know your partner intimately.

2. fully, very well, thoroughly, in detail, inside out, to the core, through and through a golden age of musicians whose work she knew intimately

Translations

intimately [ˈɪntɪmɪtlɪ] ADV → íntimamente
to be intimately acquainted with sb (in a friendly way) → conocer a algn íntimamente
to be intimately acquainted with a subject → tener un profundo conocimiento de una materia, conocer una materia a fondo
to be intimately involved in sth → estar muy involucrado en algo
Inspector Green was intimately involved in the case → el Inspector Green estaba muy involucrado en el caso or estaba metido a fondo en el caso
to know sb intimately (as friends) → conocer a algn íntimamente; (sexually) → tener relaciones íntimas con algn
musicians whose work she knew intimately → músicos mpl cuyo trabajo conocía a fondo or en profundidad
to talk intimately → tener una conversación íntima

intimately [ˈɪntɪmətli] adv

[talk] → intimement

[know] → intimement
He knew the contents of all three files intimately → Il connaissait intimement le contenu de chacun des trois dossiers.
musicians whose work she knew intimately → des musiciens dont elle connaissait le travail intimement
to be intimately acquainted with sth (= know well) → avoir une connaissance intime de qch
He claimed to be intimately acquainted with her poems → Il prétendait avoir une connaissance intime de ses poèmes.

(= closely) to be intimately involved with sth/sb [person] → être intimement lié à qch/qn
She's been intimately involved with the clinic for 15 years → Elle est intimement liée à cette clinique depuis 15 ans.

intimately

adv acquainted → bestens; behave, speak → vertraulich; related, connected → eng; know → genau, gründlich; we know each other but not intimately → wir kennen uns, aber nicht besonders gut; he is intimately involved in local politics → er ist tief in Lokalpolitik verwickelt

intimately [ˈɪntɪmɪtlɪ] adv → intimamente
to talk intimately with sb → scambiare confidenze con qn
to be intimately involved in sth → essere direttamente coinvolto/a in qc

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intimately [ˈɪntɪmɪtlɪ] adv → intimamente
to talk intimately with sb → scambiare confidenze con qn
to be intimately involved in sth → essere direttamente coinvolto/a in qc