brightly
part of speech
adverb (brightly, more brightly, most brightly)
meaning for a pupil
1) With a lot of light; shining strongly (the sun shone brightly). tree →
2) In strong, bright colours (brightly painted). tree →
3) In a cheerful, happy way (she smiled brightly). tree →
sense in the lessons
In science it describes light sources: stars, bulbs and the Sun shine brightly; a brighter bulb in a circuit means more current. In art lessons, brightly coloured things catch the eye. In safety: wear brightly coloured or reflective clothes so drivers can see you. In stories it shows mood: «she answered brightly» means cheerfully, sometimes pretending to be happy. Phrases: shine brightly, brightly coloured, burn brightly, smile brightly.
examples
- The sun shone brightly over the beach. tree →
- The classroom was brightly decorated for the party. tree →
- Wear brightly coloured clothes when you cycle. tree →
- The stars twinkled brightly in the dark sky. tree →
- «Good morning!» she said brightly. tree →
- The fire burned brightly in the fireplace. tree →
- With two batteries, the bulb glows more brightly. tree →
- And the Ranunculus shone brightly, and looked again at Gerda. tree →
note
«Bright» is the adjective (a bright light); «brightly» is the adverb (it shines brightly). After «look/seem» use the adjective: it looks bright. UK spelling: brightly coloured; US: brightly colored.
In the corpora
- Norwegian lemmings are bold and brightly coloured, and they often squeak and stand their ground against much bigger animals.
- Brightly coloured liquid capsules for washing machines have been mistaken for sweets by small children.
- Fluorescent colours glow brightly in daylight, but reflective material is what shines back in headlights at night.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «brightly» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.