heavily

«heavily» in Mova's judaism dictionary: in a heavy way: with great weight or force — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adverb (heavily)

meaning for a pupil

1) Heavily means in a heavy way: with great weight or force. tree →

2) Heavily means very much, a lot, or to a great degree (it rained heavily, heavily damaged). tree →

3) Heavily can mean slowly and with effort, as if tired or sad (she sighed heavily). tree →

4) Heavily can also mean deeply and soundly, as when someone sleeps heavily. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Torah it means with difficulty and slowness: the chariot wheels came off and the Egyptians could hardly drive. In Isaiah it means harshly: Babylon laid its yoke "very heavily" on the old. Interpretation: The rabbis see the Egyptians' trouble as part of God fighting for Israel at the sea, with the Egyptians thrown into panic and confusion. Isaiah's words are read as God's charge against Babylon, which was too cruel to the people it was sent to punish. In the primary lessons: In weather reports, «raining heavily» or «snowing heavily» means a lot. In stories, a character who breathes heavily is tired or scared; one who sits down heavily is tired or sad. In safety: heavily loaded bags and vehicles need care. In maths and science, «depends heavily on» means depends a lot. Phrases: rain heavily, breathe heavily, heavily armed, heavily damaged, rely heavily on.

examples

• And He took off their chariot wheels, and made them to drive heavily; so that the Egyptians said: 'Let us flee from the face of Israel; for the LORD fighteth for them against the Egyptians.' (Torah EXO.14.25, JPS 1917) tree →
• I was wroth with My people, I profaned Mine inheritance, and gave them into thy hand; thou didst show them no mercy; upon the aged hast thou very heavily laid thy yoke. (Prophets ISA.47.6, JPS 1917) tree →
• It rained heavily all afternoon, so we stayed inside. tree →
• He was breathing heavily after running up the hill. tree →
• The truck was heavily loaded with logs. tree →
• She sat down heavily on the sofa. tree →
• The town was heavily damaged by the storm. tree →
• The team relies heavily on its goalie. tree →
• Snow fell heavily during the night. tree →
• After that it dropped on the ground and slept heavily. tree →

note

Adverb from «heavy»: y becomes i + -ly. Pronounce HEV-i-lee. Do not confuse with «hardly» (almost not).

In the corpora

• "Heavyset" is an American way to say fat or heavily built.
• Some borders are marked by walls and fences, such as the heavily guarded border between North and South Korea.
• In later life Solomon turned to other gods and taxed his people heavily.
• Callisto is the most heavily cratered object in the Solar System, with a very old surface hardly changed for about 4 billion years.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «heavily» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.