"ideally" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ʌɪˈdɪəli/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ideally.wav Forms: more ideally [comparative], most ideally [superlative]
Etymology: From ideal + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|ideal|ly}} ideal + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} ideally (comparative more ideally, superlative most ideally)
  1. In an ideal way; perfectly.
    Sense id: en-ideally-en-adv-e1b8Eriu
  2. Given ideal circumstances; preferably. Synonyms: in an ideal world Translations (preferably): idealment (Catalan), ideálně (Czech), ihanteellisesti (Finnish), idéalement (French), idealerweise (German), idealmente (Italian), preferibilmente (Italian), doskonale (Polish), idealnie (Polish), ideal (Romanian), în mod ideal (Romanian), idealno (Serbo-Croatian), идеално (Serbo-Croatian), idealmente (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-ideally-en-adv-YeZ6eQDW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 2 98 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 2 98 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 99 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 3 97 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 3 97 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 1 99 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 4 96 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 1 99 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 3 97 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 3 97 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 3 97 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 1 99 Disambiguation of 'preferably': 0 100
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          "text": "Ideally, we would have one textbook per student, but unfortunately some of you will have to share.",
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