fairly

«fairly» in Mova's school dictionary: in a fair, equal way, following the rules — 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 (fairly)

meaning for a pupil

1) Fairly means in a fair, equal way, following the rules. tree →

2) Fairly can also mean quite or rather, but not very. tree →

sense in the lessons

maths: sharing equally, so division; or «fairly big» which is a story word with no number; school: treat everyone fairly; games: play fairly; everyday life: fairly cold, fairly easy

examples

• Share 20 stickers fairly between 4 children. tree →
• The cake was cut fairly into 8 pieces. tree →
• It was a fairly long walk. tree →
• How many does each get if shared fairly? tree →
• The teacher treats everyone fairly. tree →
• The test was fairly easy. tree →
• It is fairly cold today. tree →
• This he did very fairly, giving each an equal share. tree →

note

«Shared fairly» means equal shares: divide. Trap: «fairly long» gives no number.

In the corpora

• A chore chart lists the household jobs and who does each one, so work is shared fairly and nobody has to nag.
• Summarising both sides fairly before a vote shows you understood them.
• Hitting, kicking or grabbing never solves a disagreement fairly.
• A compromise is when each side gives a little so that both are fairly happy.
• When one person cuts and the other chooses, the cutter has a reason to cut fairly.

Trees and pragmatics

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