greatly

great

 (grāt)

adj. great·er, great·est

1.

a. Very large in size, extent, or intensity: a great pile of rubble; a great storm.

b. Of a larger size than other, similar forms: the great anteater.

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

d. Extensive in time or distance: a great delay; a great way off.

2.

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

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

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

d. Superior in quality or character; noble: a great man who dedicated himself to helping others.

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

f. Eminent; distinguished: a great leader.

3. Informal

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

b. Very skillful: She is great at algebra.

c. Enthusiastic: a great lover of music.

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

5. 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

1. Very well: got along great with the teacher.

2. Used as an intensive with certain adjectives: a great big kiss.

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

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great′ly adv.

great′ness n.

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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.

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greatly

adverb

To a high degree:

awfully, dreadfully, eminently, exceedingly, exceptionally, extra, extremely, highly, most, notably, very.

Informal: awful.

Chiefly Regional: mighty.

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Translations

بِصورَة عَظيمَه

velicevelmi

megetyderst

anderssehrzutiefst

enormementegrandementemuchomuy

suuresti

grandementpuissammentbeaucoupfortement

stórlega, mjög

assaimolto

zelo

çokziyadesiyle

非常

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

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greatly

[ˈgreɪtli] adv

[relieved, honoured, respected] → très

[increase, reduce, benefit, improve] → considérablement

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greatly

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

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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

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great

(greit) adjective

1. of a better quality than average; important. a great writer; Churchill was a great man. beroemde عَظيم велик grande velký; významný bedeutend stor; vigtig; betydningsfuld μεγάλος, σπουδαίοςgrande, gran, importante suur بزرگ؛ عظیم suuri grandגדול, חשוב, דגול बेहतर गुणवत्ता वाली चीज velik, znamenit nagy besar mikill, stórkostlegur grande 偉大な 대단한 didis, didelis izcils; dižs hebat groot, grootsstor, fremragendewielki ستر، لوى، غټ: ډير: غوره زياته ( اندازه فاصله grande mare, grandios великий veľký velik sjajan stor, framstående ยอดเยี่ยม büyük, önemli 偉大的 великий اوسط یا معمول سے بڑھ کر، اہم lớn; vĩ đại 伟大的

2. very large, larger etc than average. a great crowd of people at the football match. groot كَبير голям grande ohromný groß stor μεγάλοςgrande, gran suur بسیار؛ کثیر suuri grand גָדוֹל מְאוֹד बड़ा, विशाल velik, masovan jókora banyak stór, mikill grande 大きな 거대한 didžiulis liels sangat besar groot, enormstor, sværogromny ډير grande mare, considerabil огромный ohromný velik velika stor, väldig ใหญ่ çok büyük 極大的 великий بہت بڑا lớn; to lớni 极大的

3. of a high degree. Take great care of that book. groot عَظيم، كثير голям muito velký besonder meget πολύς, που είναι σε μεγάλο βαθμό mucho; especial suur زیاد suuri grand טוֹב מְאוֹד उच्च कोटि velik, jak nagy(fokú) amat sangat mikill grande 高度な 고도의 didžiausias ļoti rūpēties sangat zeer goed, hoogsvært godnajwyższy, maksymalny ډير muito considerabil предельно осторожный veľký velik izuzetan stor ดีมาก büyük, çok 高度的 кращий بہت زیادہ đáng kể 高度的

4. very pleasant. We had a great time at the party. heerlike عَظيم، مُمْتِع جِدا страхотен ótimo skvělý großartig dejlig θαυμάσιοςmaravilloso, espléndido, fantástico suurepärane فوق العاده upea merveilleuxנפלא बहुत सुखद odličan, vrlo ugodan nagyszerű menyenangkan frábær, stórkostlegur meraviglioso すばらしい 아주 멋진 nuostabus, puikus lielisks amat menggembirakan prachtigstorartetświetny خوندور óptimo grozav замечательный báječný, skvelý imeniten sjajan härlig, underbar, utmärkt ยอดเยี่ยม çok iyi, mükemmel, harika 非常愉快的 чудовий بہت پرلطف rất hài lòng 非常愉快的

5. clever and expert. John's great at football. bedrewe عَظيم، ماهِر، ذكي страхотен excelente vynikající sehr gut dygtig σπουδαίος, ειδικόςexcelente, buenísimo osav ماهر loistava doué pour מוכשר चतुर और बुद्धिमान sposoban, stručan nagyon (jól) ért vmihez pintar klár, flinkur bravo, abile すぐれている 솜씨가 좋은 talentingas, sumanus, puikus pieredzējis mahir goed in, knap in kjempegod/-flink znakomity لوی، ستر excelente foarte capabil великолепный vynikajúci spreten dobar styv, skicklig ที่ทำได้ดี yetenekli, usta, çok iyi 精通於... чудовий ماہر giỏi; thạo 精于...的

ˈgreatly adverb

I was greatly impressed by her singing. baie بِصورَة عَظيمَه значително muito velmi, velice sehr meget; yderst πολύmuy eriti بسیار؛ به شدت hyvin grandement בְּמִידָה רַבָּה अत्यन्त jako, snažno nagyon sangat stórlega, mjög grandemente, moltissimo 大いに 대단히 didžiai, labai ļoti; ievērojami sangat zeersvært, veldignadzwyczaj ډېر: دلويۍ او شرافت له مخې muito foarte mult очень, весьма veľmi zelo izuzetno mycket, storligen อย่างมาก çok, ziyadesiyle 非常 дуже بہت زیادہ nhiều; lắm 非常

ˈgreatness noun

her greatness as an athlete. grootheid عَظَمَه величие grandeza (značná) velikost die Größe, die Bedeutung storhed μεγαλείοgrandeza, importancia suurus عظمت suuruus importanceגדולה बड़प्पन veličina nagyság kehebatan mikilleiki; mikilvægi grandezza 偉大さ 위대함 talentingumas, puikumas lielums; diženums keunggulan grootsheid storhet, formatwielkość غټ والى grandeza importanţă, măreţie величие veľkosť veličina veličina storhet ความยิ่งใหญ่ büyüklük 巨大，偉大 величина; сила عظمت sự cao quý 巨大，伟大

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