Heavily — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

to a considerable degree

in a heavy-footed manner

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˌaɪpɚdˈæktili/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈɛvili/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈɛvili/

3 syllables Say it as /hˌaɪpɚdˈæktili/.

Examples

he relied heavily on others' data
he walked heavily up the three flights to his room
she hit her arm heavily against the wall

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

to a great extent heavy hard intemperately

Antonyms

lightly

Parts of Speech

adverb	to a considerable degree “he relied heavily on others' data”
adverb	in a heavy-footed manner “he walked heavily up the three flights to his room”
adverb	with great force “she hit her arm heavily against the wall”
adverb	in a manner designed for heavy duty “a heavily constructed car”
adverb	slowly as if burdened by much weight “time hung heavy on their hands”
adverb	in a labored manner “he breathed heavily”
adverb	indulging excessively “he drank heavily”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

stark

in erheblichem Maße

🇫🇷French

fortement

dans une mesure considérable

🇪🇸Spanish

fuertemente

en un grado considerable

🇮🇹Italian

pesantemente

in misura considerevole

🇳🇱Dutch

zwaar

in aanzienlijke mate

🇵🇹Portuguese

fortemente

em um grau considerável

🇷🇺Russian

тяжело

в значительной степени

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भारी

काफी हद तक

🇧🇩Bengali

ভারীভাবে

যথেষ্ট পরিমাণে

🇮🇳Tamil

பெரிதும்

கணிசமான அளவிற்கு

🇮🇳Telugu

భారీగా

గణనీయమైన స్థాయిలో

🇮🇳Marathi

जोरदारपणे

लक्षणीय प्रमाणात

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભારે

નોંધપાત્ર ડિગ્રી સુધી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅತೀವವಾಗಿ

ಗಣನೀಯ ಮಟ್ಟಕ್ಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കനത്തിൽ

ഗണ്യമായ അളവിൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਭਾਰੀ

ਕਾਫ਼ੀ ਹੱਦ ਤੱਕ

🇵🇰Urdu

بہت زیادہ

کافی حد تک

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

重重地

在相当程度上

🇯🇵Japanese

重く

かなりの程度に

🇰🇷Korean

무겁게

상당한 정도로

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nặng nề

ở một mức độ đáng kể

🇹🇭Thai

หนักมาก

ในระดับมาก

🇮🇩Indonesian

berat

sampai tingkat yang cukup besar

🇵🇭Filipino

mabigat

sa isang malaking antas

🇲🇾Malay

dengan berat

ke tahap yang agak besar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بشدة

بدرجة كبيرة

🇮🇷Persian

به شدت

تا حد قابل توجهی

🇹🇷Turkish

ağır bir şekilde

hatırı sayılır derecede

🇮🇱Hebrew

בִּכְבֵדוּת

במידה ניכרת

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