"safely" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈseɪfli/ Audio: en-us-safely.ogg [US] Forms: more safely [comparative], safelier [comparative, rare], most safely [superlative], safeliest [rare, superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English savely; equivalent to safe + -ly. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|savely}} Middle English savely, {{suffix|en|safe|ly}} safe + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv|more|er|comp2_qual=rare|sup2_qual=rare}} safely (comparative more safely or (rare) safelier, superlative most safely or (rare) safeliest)
  1. In a safe manner; without risk; using caution above all else. Translations (in a safe manner): بِسَلَام (bisalām) (Arabic), بِأَمَان (biʔamān) (Arabic), бяспе́чна (bjaspjéčna) (Belarusian), безопа́сно (bezopásno) (Bulgarian), bezpečně (Czech), veilig (Dutch), turvallisesti (Finnish), prudemment (French), seguramente (Galician), sicuramente (Italian), senza problemi (Italian), tūtō (Latin), savely (Middle English), trygt (Norwegian), bezpiecznie (Polish), seguramente (Portuguese), безопа́сно (bezopásno) (Russian), seguramente (Spanish), безпе́чно (bezpéčno) (Ukrainian), sins risse (Walloon)
    Sense id: en-safely-en-adv-iiulhMnJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 92 8 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 85 15 Disambiguation of 'in a safe manner': 78 22
  2. In a secure manner; without the possibility of injury or harm resulting. Translations (in a secure manner; without the possibility of injury or harm resulting): en toute sécurité (French), in sicurezza (Italian), senza rischi (Italian), savely (Middle English), bezpiecznie (Polish), безопа́сно (bezopásno) (Russian), благополу́чно (blagopolúčno) (english: well, happily, successfully) (Russian), el såvrité (Walloon)
    Sense id: en-safely-en-adv-if4N-8Pw Disambiguation of 'in a secure manner; without the possibility of injury or harm resulting': 12 88

Inflected forms

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