extremely

«extremely» in Mova's school dictionary: very, very much, to a very great degree — 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 (extremely)

meaning for a pupil

Extremely means very, very much, to a very great degree. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday talk and writing, extremely makes an adjective stronger: extremely hot, extremely happy. In writing lessons, pupils use it to add strength instead of saying very very. Phrases: extremely important, extremely dangerous, extremely well.

examples

• It was extremely hot today. tree →
• Cheetahs can run extremely fast. tree →
• Be extremely careful near the cliff edge. tree →
• I am extremely happy with my test result. tree →
• The test was extremely hard. tree →
• The baby was extremely tired. tree →
• Electricity can be extremely dangerous. tree →
• It is extremely interesting, although the whole is a mere fable. tree →

note

Adverb from extreme + -ly; keep the e: extremely. Use it with adjectives that can be graded (extremely cold), not with absolute words (not extremely perfect, extremely freezing). Similar: very, really, incredibly.

In the corpora

• Children never use or play with grown-ups' razors, because the blades are extremely sharp.
• A kiln for firing clay is extremely hot and is for adults only.
• The Sun has about 5 billion years of fuel left, so it will not burn out for an extremely long time.
• Thunder is the bang made when lightning heats the air extremely fast and the air expands suddenly; clouds do not bump together.
• Mortified means extremely embarrassed; "cringe" is slang for that squirming feeling.

Trees and pragmatics

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