"gently" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɛntli/ Audio: en-us-gently.ogg [US] Forms: gentlier [comparative], more gently [comparative], gentliest [superlative], most gently [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English gentilly, gentlych, gentilliche, equivalent to gentle + -ly, with *-lely simplified to -ly by haplology. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|gentilly}} Middle English gentilly, {{m|enm|gentlych}} gentlych, {{m|enm|gentilliche}} gentilliche, {{affix|en|gentle|-ly}} gentle + -ly, {{m|en||*-lely}} *-lely, {{m|en||-ly}} -ly, {{glossary|haplology}} haplology Head templates: {{en-adv|er|more}} gently (comparative gentlier or more gently, superlative gentliest or most gently)
  1. In a manner characterized by gentleness
    Without strong force or quickness: softly, lightly.
    Sense id: en-gently-en-adv-Hl7W8ans Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English haplological words, English terms suffixed with -ly Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 26 26 4 18 Disambiguation of English haplological words: 25 25 25 6 18 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 25 25 25 7 17
  2. In a manner characterized by gentleness
    In a gentle manner; to a gentle degree.
    Translations (in a gentle manner): կամաց (kamacʿ) (Armenian), нежно (nežno) (Bulgarian), внимателно (vnimatelno) (Bulgarian), suaument (Catalan), zachtjes (Dutch), voorzichtig (Dutch), zachtaardig (Dutch), hellävaraisesti (Finnish), lempeästi (Finnish), vienosti (Finnish), hellävaroen (Finnish), suavemente (Galician), რბილად (rbilad) (Georgian), მშვიდად (mšvidad) (Georgian), წყნარად (c̣q̇narad) (Georgian), ნაზად (nazad) (Georgian), sanft (German), finoman (Hungarian), veenost (Ingrian), soavemente (Italian), dolcemente (Italian), blandamente (Italian), delicatamente (Italian), gentilmente (Italian), sordamente (Italian), そっと (sotto) (Japanese), 부드럽게 (budeureopge) (Korean), 살포시 (salposi) (Korean), leniter (Latin), lene (Latin), molliter (Latin), 𑀈𑀲𑀻𑀲𑀺 (īsīsi) (Maharastri Prakrit), perlahan (Malay), یواش (yavâš) (Persian), behutsom (Plautdietsch), łagodnie (Polish), delikatnie (Polish), gentilmente (Portuguese), не́жно (néžno) (Russian), нежно [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), њежно [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), nežno [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), nježno [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), mansamente (Spanish), suave (Spanish), ömt (Swedish), әкрен (äkren) (Tatar), నింపాదిగా (nimpādigā) (Telugu), เบา (bao) (Thai), ні́жно (nížno) (Ukrainian), м'я́ко (mʺjáko) (Ukrainian), обере́жно (oberéžno) (Ukrainian), nhẹ nhàng (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-gently-en-adv-TePdyhIP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English haplological words, English terms suffixed with -ly Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 26 26 4 18 Disambiguation of English haplological words: 25 25 25 6 18 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 25 25 25 7 17 Disambiguation of 'in a gentle manner': 14 46 14 11 15
  3. In a manner characterized by gentleness
    Quietly: without much noise or motion.
    Sense id: en-gently-en-adv-g7cAl8Yx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English haplological words, English terms suffixed with -ly Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 26 26 4 18 Disambiguation of English haplological words: 25 25 25 6 18 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 25 25 25 7 17
  4. (historical) From a gentle or high-class family. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-gently-en-adv-OgcjPsSE Categories (other): English terms with collocations
  5. (obsolete) In the manner of one of gentle birth; in a manner that reflects the traditional virtues of the gentry: courteously, nobly. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-gently-en-adv-2oP~kd1R Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English haplological words, English terms suffixed with -ly Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 26 26 4 18 Disambiguation of English haplological words: 25 25 25 6 18 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 25 25 25 7 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: fuck me gently with a chainsaw, let someone down gently

Inflected forms

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          "code": "hy",
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          "word": "რბილად"
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          "word": "მშვიდად"
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          "sense": "in a gentle manner",
          "word": "წყნარად"
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          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "nazad",
          "sense": "in a gentle manner",
          "word": "ნაზად"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "in a gentle manner",
          "word": "sanft"
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "in a gentle manner",
          "word": "finoman"
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          "code": "izh",
          "lang": "Ingrian",
          "sense": "in a gentle manner",
          "word": "veenost"
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          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "in a gentle manner",
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          "_dis1": "14 46 14 11 15",
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          "sense": "in a gentle manner",
          "word": "dolcemente"
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          "sense": "in a gentle manner",
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          "sense": "in a gentle manner",
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          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "sotto",
          "sense": "in a gentle manner",
          "word": "そっと"
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          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "budeureopge",
          "sense": "in a gentle manner",
          "word": "부드럽게"
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          "roman": "salposi",
          "sense": "in a gentle manner",
          "word": "살포시"
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          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
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          "word": "leniter"
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          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "in a gentle manner",
          "word": "lene"
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          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "in a gentle manner",
          "word": "molliter"
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          "code": "pra-mah",
          "lang": "Maharastri Prakrit",
          "roman": "īsīsi",
          "sense": "in a gentle manner",
          "word": "𑀈𑀲𑀻𑀲𑀺"
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          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "in a gentle manner",
          "word": "perlahan"
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          "_dis1": "14 46 14 11 15",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "yavâš",
          "sense": "in a gentle manner",
          "word": "یواش"
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          "lang": "Plautdietsch",
          "sense": "in a gentle manner",
          "word": "behutsom"
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "in a gentle manner",
          "word": "łagodnie"
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          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "in a gentle manner",
          "word": "delikatnie"
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "in a gentle manner",
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "néžno",
          "sense": "in a gentle manner",
          "word": "не́жно"
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          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "in a gentle manner",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "нежно"
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          "code": "sh",
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          "sense": "in a gentle manner",
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          "sense": "in a gentle manner",
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "in a gentle manner",
          "word": "mansamente"
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "in a gentle manner",
          "word": "suave"
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          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "in a gentle manner",
          "word": "ömt"
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          "code": "tt",
          "lang": "Tatar",
          "roman": "äkren",
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          "word": "әкрен"
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          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "nimpādigā",
          "sense": "in a gentle manner",
          "word": "నింపాదిగా"
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          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "bao",
          "sense": "in a gentle manner",
          "word": "เบา"
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          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "nížno",
          "sense": "in a gentle manner",
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          "roman": "mʺjáko",
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          "word": "м'я́ко"
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          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "oberéžno",
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          "word": "обере́жно"
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          "word": "nhẹ nhàng"
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        "(obsolete) In the manner of one of gentle birth; in a manner that reflects the traditional virtues of the gentry: courteously, nobly."
      ],
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    }
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      "ipa": "/ˈd͡ʒɛntli/"
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}
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      "word": "fuck me gently with a chainsaw"
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      "word": "let someone down gently"
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    {
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          "ref": "2012 May 8, Yotam Ottolenghi, Sami Tamimi, Ottolenghi: The Cookbook, Random House, page 79",
          "text": "First, marinate the tofu. In a bowl, whisk the kecap manis, chilli sauce, and sesame oil together. Cut the tofu into strips about 1cm thick, mix gently (so it doesn't break) with the marinade and leave in the fridge for half an hour.",
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        [
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          "quickness"
        ],
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          "softly"
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          "lightly"
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          "ref": "1946 July and August, K. Westcott Jones, “Isle of Wight Central Railway—2”, in Railway Magazine, page 243",
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        }
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        "In a manner characterized by gentleness",
        "In a gentle manner; to a gentle degree."
      ],
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        [
          "gentleness",
          "gentle#English"
        ]
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        {
          "ref": "1968, George Harrison (lyrics and music), “While My Guitar Gently Weeps”, performed by The Beatles",
          "text": "I look at the world, and I notice it's turning / While my guitar gently weeps / With every mistake, we must surely be learning / Still my guitar gently weeps",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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        "In a manner characterized by gentleness",
        "Quietly: without much noise or motion."
      ],
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        [
          "gentleness",
          "gentle#English"
        ],
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          "quietly"
        ]
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      "categories": [
        "English terms with collocations",
        "English terms with historical senses"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "gently born"
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      "glosses": [
        "From a gentle or high-class family."
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        [
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          "gentle"
        ]
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        "(historical) From a gentle or high-class family."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "historical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "In the manner of one of gentle birth; in a manner that reflects the traditional virtues of the gentry: courteously, nobly."
      ],
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        [
          "gentle",
          "gentle"
        ],
        [
          "gentry",
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        "(obsolete) In the manner of one of gentle birth; in a manner that reflects the traditional virtues of the gentry: courteously, nobly."
      ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈd͡ʒɛntli/"
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  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "kamacʿ",
      "sense": "in a gentle manner",
      "word": "կամաց"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "nežno",
      "sense": "in a gentle manner",
      "word": "нежно"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "vnimatelno",
      "sense": "in a gentle manner",
      "word": "внимателно"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "in a gentle manner",
      "word": "suaument"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "in a gentle manner",
      "word": "zachtjes"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "in a gentle manner",
      "word": "voorzichtig"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "in a gentle manner",
      "word": "zachtaardig"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "in a gentle manner",
      "word": "hellävaraisesti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "in a gentle manner",
      "word": "lempeästi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "in a gentle manner",
      "word": "vienosti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "in a gentle manner",
      "word": "hellävaroen"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "in a gentle manner",
      "word": "suavemente"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "rbilad",
      "sense": "in a gentle manner",
      "word": "რბილად"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "mšvidad",
      "sense": "in a gentle manner",
      "word": "მშვიდად"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "c̣q̇narad",
      "sense": "in a gentle manner",
      "word": "წყნარად"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "nazad",
      "sense": "in a gentle manner",
      "word": "ნაზად"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "in a gentle manner",
      "word": "sanft"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "in a gentle manner",
      "word": "finoman"
    },
    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "in a gentle manner",
      "word": "veenost"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "in a gentle manner",
      "word": "soavemente"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "in a gentle manner",
      "word": "dolcemente"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "in a gentle manner",
      "word": "blandamente"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "in a gentle manner",
      "word": "delicatamente"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "in a gentle manner",
      "word": "gentilmente"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "in a gentle manner",
      "word": "sordamente"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "sotto",
      "sense": "in a gentle manner",
      "word": "そっと"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "budeureopge",
      "sense": "in a gentle manner",
      "word": "부드럽게"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "salposi",
      "sense": "in a gentle manner",
      "word": "살포시"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "in a gentle manner",
      "word": "leniter"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "in a gentle manner",
      "word": "lene"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "in a gentle manner",
      "word": "molliter"
    },
    {
      "code": "pra-mah",
      "lang": "Maharastri Prakrit",
      "roman": "īsīsi",
      "sense": "in a gentle manner",
      "word": "𑀈𑀲𑀻𑀲𑀺"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "in a gentle manner",
      "word": "perlahan"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "yavâš",
      "sense": "in a gentle manner",
      "word": "یواش"
    },
    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "in a gentle manner",
      "word": "behutsom"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "in a gentle manner",
      "word": "łagodnie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "in a gentle manner",
      "word": "delikatnie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "in a gentle manner",
      "word": "gentilmente"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "néžno",
      "sense": "in a gentle manner",
      "word": "не́жно"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "in a gentle manner",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "нежно"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "in a gentle manner",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "њежно"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "in a gentle manner",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "nežno"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "in a gentle manner",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "nježno"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "in a gentle manner",
      "word": "mansamente"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "in a gentle manner",
      "word": "suave"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "in a gentle manner",
      "word": "ömt"
    },
    {
      "code": "tt",
      "lang": "Tatar",
      "roman": "äkren",
      "sense": "in a gentle manner",
      "word": "әкрен"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "nimpādigā",
      "sense": "in a gentle manner",
      "word": "నింపాదిగా"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "bao",
      "sense": "in a gentle manner",
      "word": "เบา"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "nížno",
      "sense": "in a gentle manner",
      "word": "ні́жно"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "mʺjáko",
      "sense": "in a gentle manner",
      "word": "м'я́ко"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "oberéžno",
      "sense": "in a gentle manner",
      "word": "обере́жно"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "in a gentle manner",
      "word": "nhẹ nhàng"
    }
  ],
  "word": "gently"
}

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