greatly

«greatly» in Mova's school dictionary: very much or to a large amount: «greatly improved» — 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 (greatly)

meaning for a pupil

Greatly means very much or to a large amount: «greatly improved». tree →

sense in the lessons

In formal writing and reports it shows a big amount of change or feeling. Often with verbs like improve, increase, help, appreciate. Phrases: «greatly appreciated», «greatly improved», «greatly reduced».

examples

• Your help is greatly appreciated. tree →
• His reading has greatly improved this year. tree →
• Prices were greatly reduced in the sale. tree →
• The new bridge greatly shortened our journey. tree →
• The number of birds has greatly increased. tree →
• Thank you, I am greatly relieved. tree →
• “But I cannot!” exclaimed Dorothy, greatly surprised. tree →

note

Formal; in speech say «a lot» or «very much». Use before verbs or past participles, not before adjectives: «greatly improved», but «very happy» (not «greatly happy»).

In the corpora

• A helmet greatly lowers the chance of a serious head injury when cycling, skating or scootering.
• A good helmet greatly lowers the chance of a serious head injury when you fall off a bike or scooter.
• James Watt greatly improved the steam engine; he did not invent it, as earlier steam engines already pumped water out of mines.
• And the waters prevailed, and increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark went upon the face of the waters.
• (32-8) Then Jacob was greatly afraid and was distressed.

Trees and pragmatics

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