"effectively" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ɪˈfɛktɪvli/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-effectively.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more effectively [comparative], most effectively [superlative]
Etymology: effective + -ly Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|effective|ly}} effective + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} effectively (comparative more effectively, superlative most effectively)
  1. In an efficient or effective manner; with powerful effect. Translations (in an efficient or effective manner; with powerful effect): efektivně (Czech), tehokkaasti (Finnish), vaikuttavasti (Finnish), efficacement (French), effektiv (German), wirksam (German), hatékonyan (Hungarian), hathatósan (Hungarian), eredményesen (Hungarian), efficacemente (Italian), potenter (Latin), êfficacement (Norman), efetivamente (Portuguese), eficazmente (Portuguese), эффекти́вно (effektívno) (Russian), učinkòvito (Serbo-Croatian), djȅlotvōrno (Serbo-Croatian), ȅfikasno (Serbo-Croatian), učinkovito (Slovene), efectivamente (Spanish), effektivt (Swedish), עפֿעקטיוו (efektiv) (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-effectively-en-adv-zimX7ZbC Disambiguation of 'in an efficient or effective manner; with powerful effect': 95 5
  2. Essentially, in effect, for all practical purposes. Translations (essentially): tatsächlich (German), tényleg (Hungarian), ténylegesen (Hungarian), valóban (Hungarian), efetivamente (Portuguese), u suštini (Serbo-Croatian), pràktički (Serbo-Croatian), pràktično (Serbo-Croatian), ȅsencijālno (Serbo-Croatian), praktično (Slovene), i själva verket (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-effectively-en-adv-v3shwYH9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 86 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 11 89 Disambiguation of 'essentially': 1 99

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