"happily" meaning in English

See happily in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /ˈhæp.ə.li/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈhæp.ə.li/ [General-American] Audio: En-us-happily.ogg [US] Forms: more happily [comparative], happilier [comparative, rare], most happily [superlative], happiliest [rare, superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English happily, happyly, happyliche, happylyche, equivalent to happy + -ly. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|happily}} Middle English happily, {{m|enm|happyly}} happyly, {{m|enm|happyliche}} happyliche, {{m|enm|happylyche}} happylyche, {{suf|en|happy|ly|id2=adverbial}} happy + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv|more|er|comp2_qual=rare|sup2_qual=rare}} happily (comparative more happily or (rare) happilier, superlative most happily or (rare) happiliest)
  1. In a happy or cheerful manner; with happiness. Translations (in a happy manner): بِسَعَادَة (bi-saʕāda) (Arabic), щастливо (štastlivo) (Bulgarian), ပျော်ပျော် (pyau-pyau) (Burmese), feliçment (Catalan), alegrement (Catalan), بەخۆشی (bexoşî) (Central Kurdish), 快樂地 (Chinese Mandarin), 快乐地 (kuàilè de) (Chinese Mandarin), šťastně (Czech), blaze (Czech), onnellisesti (Finnish), joyeusement (French), gaiement (French), glücklich (German), glücklicherweise (German), fröhlich (German), 𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌱𐌰 (gabaurjaba) (Gothic), सुखपूर्वक (sukhpūrvak) (Hindi), ख़ुशी से (xuśī se) (Hindi), boldogan (Hungarian), örömmel (Hungarian), felicemente (Italian), 楽しく (tanoshiku) (alt: たのしく) (Japanese), laetē (Latin), szczęśliwie (Polish), alegremente (Portuguese), felizmente (Portuguese), сча́стливо (sčástlivo) (Russian), счастли́во (sčastlívo) (Russian), радо [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), sretno [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), šťastne (Slovak), felizmente (Spanish), alegremente (Spanish), dichosamente (Spanish), glatt (Swedish), సుఖముగా (sukhamugā) (Telugu), щасли́во (ščaslývo) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-happily-en-adv-DgFy9WMa Disambiguation of 'in a happy manner': 86 0 12 1
  2. By good chance; fortunately, successfully. Translations (by good chance, fortunately): за щастие (za štastie) (Bulgarian), feliçment (Catalan), afortunadament (Catalan), 幸运地 (Chinese Mandarin), 幸运 (xìngyùn de) (Chinese Mandarin), se štěstím (Czech), onneksi (Finnish), heureusement (French), par bonheur (French), glücklicherweise (German), szerencsére (Hungarian), fortunatamente (Italian), 運良く (un'yoku) (alt: うんよく) (Japanese), feliciter (Latin), heûtheusement (Norman), szczęśliwie (Polish), felizmente (Portuguese), к сча́стью (k sčástʹju) (Russian), स्वस्ति (svasti) (Sanskrit), afortunadamente (Spanish), на ща́стя (na ščástja) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-happily-en-adv-IrjobOSK Disambiguation of 'by good chance, fortunately': 0 75 7 19
  3. With good will; in all happiness; willingly. Synonyms: gladly Translations (willingly): с удоволствие (s udovolstvie) (Bulgarian), 欣然地 (xīnrán de) (Chinese Mandarin), ochotně (Czech), halukkaasti (Finnish), volontiers (French), bereitwillig (German), gerne (German), szívesen (Hungarian), volentieri (Italian), 快く (kokoroyoku) (alt: こころよく) (Japanese), libenter (Latin), prolixe (Latin), propense (Latin), sponte (Latin), grate (Latin), de bom grado (Portuguese), с ра́достью (s rádostʹju) (Russian), с удово́льствием (s udovólʹstvijem) (Russian), охо́тно (oxótno) (Russian), с радошћу (Serbo-Croatian), са задовљством (Serbo-Croatian), rád [masculine] (Slovak), rada [feminine] (Slovak), de buena gana (Spanish), gladeligen (Swedish), ра́до (rádo) (Ukrainian), із задово́ленням (iz zadovólennjam) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-happily-en-adv-djYt3e9E Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly (adverbial) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 21 78 1 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly (adverbial): 7 23 65 6 Disambiguation of 'willingly': 0 8 90 2
  4. (archaic) By chance; perhaps. Tags: archaic Synonyms: haply
    Sense id: en-happily-en-adv-8exAmS29
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: happily ever after

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for happily meaning in English (13.5kB)

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          "_dis1": "86 0 12 1",
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          "lang": "Czech",
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          "_dis1": "86 0 12 1",
          "code": "de",
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          "sense": "in a happy manner",
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          "_dis1": "86 0 12 1",
          "code": "de",
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          "sense": "in a happy manner",
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          "sense": "in a happy manner",
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          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
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          "sense": "in a happy manner",
          "word": "ख़ुशी से"
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "in a happy manner",
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "in a happy manner",
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "in a happy manner",
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          "code": "ja",
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          "sense": "in a happy manner",
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          "code": "ckb",
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          "sense": "in a happy manner",
          "word": "بەخۆشی"
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          "_dis1": "86 0 12 1",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "in a happy manner",
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "in a happy manner",
          "word": "szczęśliwie"
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          "_dis1": "86 0 12 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "in a happy manner",
          "word": "alegremente"
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        {
          "_dis1": "86 0 12 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "in a happy manner",
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
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          "sense": "in a happy manner",
          "word": "сча́стливо"
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          "_dis1": "86 0 12 1",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
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          "sense": "in a happy manner",
          "word": "счастли́во"
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          "_dis1": "86 0 12 1",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "in a happy manner",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "радо"
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        {
          "_dis1": "86 0 12 1",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "in a happy manner",
          "tags": [
            "Roman"
          ],
          "word": "sretno"
        },
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          "_dis1": "86 0 12 1",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "in a happy manner",
          "word": "šťastne"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 0 12 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "in a happy manner",
          "word": "felizmente"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 0 12 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "in a happy manner",
          "word": "alegremente"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 0 12 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "in a happy manner",
          "word": "dichosamente"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 0 12 1",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "in a happy manner",
          "word": "glatt"
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        {
          "_dis1": "86 0 12 1",
          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "sukhamugā",
          "sense": "in a happy manner",
          "word": "సుఖముగా"
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          "_dis1": "86 0 12 1",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "ščaslývo",
          "sense": "in a happy manner",
          "word": "щасли́во"
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        "By good chance; fortunately, successfully."
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          "successfully"
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          "_dis1": "0 75 7 19",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "za štastie",
          "sense": "by good chance, fortunately",
          "word": "за щастие"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 75 7 19",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "by good chance, fortunately",
          "word": "feliçment"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 75 7 19",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "by good chance, fortunately",
          "word": "afortunadament"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 75 7 19",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "by good chance, fortunately",
          "word": "幸运地"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 75 7 19",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "xìngyùn de",
          "sense": "by good chance, fortunately",
          "word": "幸运"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 75 7 19",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "by good chance, fortunately",
          "word": "se štěstím"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 75 7 19",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "by good chance, fortunately",
          "word": "onneksi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 75 7 19",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "by good chance, fortunately",
          "word": "heureusement"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 75 7 19",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "by good chance, fortunately",
          "word": "par bonheur"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 75 7 19",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "by good chance, fortunately",
          "word": "glücklicherweise"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 75 7 19",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "by good chance, fortunately",
          "word": "szerencsére"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 75 7 19",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "by good chance, fortunately",
          "word": "fortunatamente"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 75 7 19",
          "alt": "うんよく",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "un'yoku",
          "sense": "by good chance, fortunately",
          "word": "運良く"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 75 7 19",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "by good chance, fortunately",
          "word": "feliciter"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 75 7 19",
          "code": "nrf",
          "lang": "Norman",
          "sense": "by good chance, fortunately",
          "word": "heûtheusement"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 75 7 19",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "by good chance, fortunately",
          "word": "szczęśliwie"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 75 7 19",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "by good chance, fortunately",
          "word": "felizmente"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 75 7 19",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "k sčástʹju",
          "sense": "by good chance, fortunately",
          "word": "к сча́стью"
        },
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          "_dis1": "0 75 7 19",
          "code": "sa",
          "lang": "Sanskrit",
          "roman": "svasti",
          "sense": "by good chance, fortunately",
          "word": "स्वस्ति"
        },
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          "_dis1": "0 75 7 19",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "by good chance, fortunately",
          "word": "afortunadamente"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 75 7 19",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "na ščástja",
          "sense": "by good chance, fortunately",
          "word": "на ща́стя"
        }
      ]
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        {
          "text": "I will happily help you look for your lost wallet.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "With good will; in all happiness; willingly."
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        {
          "word": "gladly"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 8 90 2",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "s udovolstvie",
          "sense": "willingly",
          "word": "с удоволствие"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 8 90 2",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "xīnrán de",
          "sense": "willingly",
          "word": "欣然地"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 8 90 2",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "willingly",
          "word": "ochotně"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 8 90 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "willingly",
          "word": "halukkaasti"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 8 90 2",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "willingly",
          "word": "volontiers"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 8 90 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "willingly",
          "word": "bereitwillig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 8 90 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "willingly",
          "word": "gerne"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 8 90 2",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "willingly",
          "word": "szívesen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 8 90 2",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "willingly",
          "word": "volentieri"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 8 90 2",
          "alt": "こころよく",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kokoroyoku",
          "sense": "willingly",
          "word": "快く"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 8 90 2",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "willingly",
          "word": "libenter"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 8 90 2",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "willingly",
          "word": "prolixe"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 8 90 2",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "willingly",
          "word": "propense"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 8 90 2",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "willingly",
          "word": "sponte"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 8 90 2",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "willingly",
          "word": "grate"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 8 90 2",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "willingly",
          "word": "de bom grado"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 8 90 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "s rádostʹju",
          "sense": "willingly",
          "word": "с ра́достью"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 8 90 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "s udovólʹstvijem",
          "sense": "willingly",
          "word": "с удово́льствием"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 8 90 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "oxótno",
          "sense": "willingly",
          "word": "охо́тно"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 8 90 2",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "willingly",
          "word": "с радошћу"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 8 90 2",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "willingly",
          "word": "са задовљством"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 8 90 2",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "willingly",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "rád"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 8 90 2",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "willingly",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "rada"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 8 90 2",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "willingly",
          "word": "de buena gana"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 8 90 2",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "willingly",
          "word": "gladeligen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 8 90 2",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "rádo",
          "sense": "willingly",
          "word": "ра́до"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 8 90 2",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "iz zadovólennjam",
          "sense": "willingly",
          "word": "із задово́ленням"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "By chance; perhaps."
      ],
      "id": "en-happily-en-adv-8exAmS29",
      "links": [
        [
          "By chance",
          "by chance"
        ],
        [
          "perhaps",
          "perhaps"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(archaic) By chance; perhaps."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "haply"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈhæp.ə.li/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈhæp.ə.li/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophone": "aptly (in some h-dropping accents)"
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-us-happily.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/d2/En-us-happily.ogg/En-us-happily.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d2/En-us-happily.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "happily"
}
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    "English 3-syllable words",
    "English adverbs",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English terms derived from Middle English",
    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
    "English terms suffixed with -ly (adverbial)",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English terms with homophones"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "happily ever after"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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        "2": "enm",
        "3": "happily"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
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      },
      "expansion": "happyly",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "happyliche"
      },
      "expansion": "happyliche",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "happylyche"
      },
      "expansion": "happylyche",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "happy",
        "3": "ly",
        "id2": "adverbial"
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      "expansion": "happy + -ly",
      "name": "suf"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more happily",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "happilier",
      "tags": [
        "comparative",
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most happily",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "happiliest",
      "tags": [
        "rare",
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "more",
        "2": "er",
        "comp2_qual": "rare",
        "sup2_qual": "rare"
      },
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      "name": "en-adv"
    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
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      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2024 February 21, Nick Brodrick, “Inclusion and development for all”, in RAIL, number 1003, page 62",
          "text": "Train operating companies get plenty of column inches in the tabloids, usually for negative reasons. Happily, Southeastern is worthy of praise for having made The Sun for something positive.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "In a happy or cheerful manner; with happiness."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "happy",
          "happy"
        ],
        [
          "cheerful",
          "cheerful"
        ],
        [
          "happiness",
          "happiness"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "By good chance; fortunately, successfully."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fortunately",
          "fortunately"
        ],
        [
          "successfully",
          "successfully"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I will happily help you look for your lost wallet.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "With good will; in all happiness; willingly."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "willingly",
          "willingly"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "gladly"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with archaic senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "By chance; perhaps."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "By chance",
          "by chance"
        ],
        [
          "perhaps",
          "perhaps"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(archaic) By chance; perhaps."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "haply"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈhæp.ə.li/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈhæp.ə.li/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophone": "aptly (in some h-dropping accents)"
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-us-happily.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/d2/En-us-happily.ogg/En-us-happily.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d2/En-us-happily.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "za štastie",
      "sense": "by good chance, fortunately",
      "word": "за щастие"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "by good chance, fortunately",
      "word": "feliçment"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "by good chance, fortunately",
      "word": "afortunadament"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "by good chance, fortunately",
      "word": "幸运地"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xìngyùn de",
      "sense": "by good chance, fortunately",
      "word": "幸运"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "by good chance, fortunately",
      "word": "se štěstím"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "by good chance, fortunately",
      "word": "onneksi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "by good chance, fortunately",
      "word": "heureusement"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "by good chance, fortunately",
      "word": "par bonheur"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "by good chance, fortunately",
      "word": "glücklicherweise"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "by good chance, fortunately",
      "word": "szerencsére"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "by good chance, fortunately",
      "word": "fortunatamente"
    },
    {
      "alt": "うんよく",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "un'yoku",
      "sense": "by good chance, fortunately",
      "word": "運良く"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "by good chance, fortunately",
      "word": "feliciter"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "by good chance, fortunately",
      "word": "heûtheusement"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "by good chance, fortunately",
      "word": "szczęśliwie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "by good chance, fortunately",
      "word": "felizmente"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "k sčástʹju",
      "sense": "by good chance, fortunately",
      "word": "к сча́стью"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "svasti",
      "sense": "by good chance, fortunately",
      "word": "स्वस्ति"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "by good chance, fortunately",
      "word": "afortunadamente"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "na ščástja",
      "sense": "by good chance, fortunately",
      "word": "на ща́стя"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "bi-saʕāda",
      "sense": "in a happy manner",
      "word": "بِسَعَادَة"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "štastlivo",
      "sense": "in a happy manner",
      "word": "щастливо"
    },
    {
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "pyau-pyau",
      "sense": "in a happy manner",
      "word": "ပျော်ပျော်"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "in a happy manner",
      "word": "feliçment"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "in a happy manner",
      "word": "alegrement"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "in a happy manner",
      "word": "快樂地"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "kuàilè de",
      "sense": "in a happy manner",
      "word": "快乐地"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "in a happy manner",
      "word": "šťastně"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "in a happy manner",
      "word": "blaze"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "in a happy manner",
      "word": "onnellisesti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "in a happy manner",
      "word": "joyeusement"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "in a happy manner",
      "word": "gaiement"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "in a happy manner",
      "word": "glücklich"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "in a happy manner",
      "word": "glücklicherweise"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "in a happy manner",
      "word": "fröhlich"
    },
    {
      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "gabaurjaba",
      "sense": "in a happy manner",
      "word": "𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌱𐌰"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "sukhpūrvak",
      "sense": "in a happy manner",
      "word": "सुखपूर्वक"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "xuśī se",
      "sense": "in a happy manner",
      "word": "ख़ुशी से"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "in a happy manner",
      "word": "boldogan"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "in a happy manner",
      "word": "örömmel"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "in a happy manner",
      "word": "felicemente"
    },
    {
      "alt": "たのしく",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "tanoshiku",
      "sense": "in a happy manner",
      "word": "楽しく"
    },
    {
      "code": "ckb",
      "lang": "Central Kurdish",
      "roman": "bexoşî",
      "sense": "in a happy manner",
      "word": "بەخۆشی"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "in a happy manner",
      "word": "laetē"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "in a happy manner",
      "word": "szczęśliwie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "in a happy manner",
      "word": "alegremente"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "in a happy manner",
      "word": "felizmente"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sčástlivo",
      "sense": "in a happy manner",
      "word": "сча́стливо"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sčastlívo",
      "sense": "in a happy manner",
      "word": "счастли́во"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "in a happy manner",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "радо"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "in a happy manner",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "sretno"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "in a happy manner",
      "word": "šťastne"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "in a happy manner",
      "word": "felizmente"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "in a happy manner",
      "word": "alegremente"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "in a happy manner",
      "word": "dichosamente"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "in a happy manner",
      "word": "glatt"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "sukhamugā",
      "sense": "in a happy manner",
      "word": "సుఖముగా"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "ščaslývo",
      "sense": "in a happy manner",
      "word": "щасли́во"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "s udovolstvie",
      "sense": "willingly",
      "word": "с удоволствие"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xīnrán de",
      "sense": "willingly",
      "word": "欣然地"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "willingly",
      "word": "ochotně"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "willingly",
      "word": "halukkaasti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "willingly",
      "word": "volontiers"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "willingly",
      "word": "bereitwillig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "willingly",
      "word": "gerne"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "willingly",
      "word": "szívesen"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "willingly",
      "word": "volentieri"
    },
    {
      "alt": "こころよく",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kokoroyoku",
      "sense": "willingly",
      "word": "快く"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "willingly",
      "word": "libenter"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "willingly",
      "word": "prolixe"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "willingly",
      "word": "propense"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "willingly",
      "word": "sponte"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "willingly",
      "word": "grate"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "willingly",
      "word": "de bom grado"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "s rádostʹju",
      "sense": "willingly",
      "word": "с ра́достью"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "s udovólʹstvijem",
      "sense": "willingly",
      "word": "с удово́льствием"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "oxótno",
      "sense": "willingly",
      "word": "охо́тно"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "willingly",
      "word": "с радошћу"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "willingly",
      "word": "са задовљством"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "willingly",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "rád"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "willingly",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "rada"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "willingly",
      "word": "de buena gana"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "willingly",
      "word": "gladeligen"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "rádo",
      "sense": "willingly",
      "word": "ра́до"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "iz zadovólennjam",
      "sense": "willingly",
      "word": "із задово́ленням"
    }
  ],
  "word": "happily"
}

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