calmly
part of speech
adverb (calmly, more calmly, most calmly)
meaning for a pupil
Calmly means in a quiet, peaceful way, without getting angry, upset, excited or frightened. tree →
sense in the lessons
In safety, acting calmly helps in emergencies: during a fire drill «walk calmly to the exit»; calling 911 (US/Canada), 999 (UK, Ireland), 000 (Australia) or 111 (NZ) you should speak calmly and clearly. In feelings lessons, breathing slowly helps you speak calmly when angry. In stories, «she said calmly» shows control.
examples
- Walk calmly to the door during the fire drill. tree →
- She calmly explained what happened. tree →
- Speak calmly and clearly on the phone in an emergency. tree →
- He waited calmly for his turn. tree →
- Breathe slowly and talk calmly. tree →
- The teacher calmly stopped the argument. tree →
- The lifeguard calmly helped the swimmer. tree →
- Try to solve problems calmly, not with fists. tree →
- “There it is,” said Peter calmly. tree →
note
Made from «calm» + «-ly». The «l» in calm is silent in many accents: «kahm-lee». «Calmly» describes how something is done (adverb); «calm» describes a person or thing (adjective): «a calm sea», «stay calm».
In the corpora
- If a "We'll see" matters to you, ask calmly what would need to change for it to become a yes.
- Noticing these helpers calmly, and checking them where it matters, is the grown-up way to live with them.
- When someone says you can't learn, calmly showing your progress works better than arguing, and people may still disagree.
- Balkis tells them calmly that a Butterfly complained about his wife, and the King taught her a lesson.
- Never run from a bear; back away slowly and talk calmly.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «calmly» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.