equally

«equally» in Mova's school dictionary: so that everyone or every part gets the same amount:… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adverb

meaning for a pupil

1) Equally means so that everyone or every part gets the same amount: share equally. tree →

2) Equally means just as much, to the same degree: equally good. tree →

sense in the lessons

sharing or splitting so each gets the same («shared equally among 3» = divide by 3); in everyday life fairness («treat everyone equally»); in comparisons «equally tall», «equally important»

examples

• Max splits 24 stamps equally into 4 boxes. How many stamps go in each box? tree →
• 15 pears are shared equally among 3 friends. tree →
• Divide 20 beads equally into 5 bags. tree →
• The two cakes are equally tasty. tree →
• Our teacher treats us all equally. tree →
• Mum shared the chores equally between us. tree →
• Both answers are equally right. tree →
• "I will be equally kind and straightforward. tree →

note

«shared/split equally» = divide the total by the number of shares. Trap: without «equally», a sharing story may give different amounts, and then division alone is not enough.

In the corpora

• Flipping a coin is a fair way to decide when both choices are equally good.
• To share things equally means every one gets the same number.
• Sharing: 12 apples shared equally among 3 children give each child 12 ÷ 3 = 4.
• Fairness means treating people without favourites, equally or according to what they need or deserve.
• In a tug of war with two equally strong teams, the rope stays still.

Trees and pragmatics

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