kindly

«kindly» in Mova's school dictionary: in a kind, gentle and caring way: «She smiled kindly» — 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 (kindly); adjective (kindly, kindlier, kindliest)

meaning for a pupil

1) Kindly means in a kind, gentle and caring way: «She smiled kindly». tree →

2) «Kindly» is a formal way to say «please»: «Kindly close the door». tree →

3) As an adjective, kindly means kind and friendly: «a kindly old man». tree →

4) «Not take kindly to» means not like something. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life and stories, «kindly» describes caring actions: helping, sharing, speaking gently. In notices and letters, «kindly» means please, sometimes sounding strict: «Kindly keep off the grass». Phrases: «thank you kindly», «treat kindly».

examples

• She kindly helped me carry my bags. tree →
• The nurse spoke kindly to the frightened boy. tree →
• Kindly wait here. tree →
• Treat animals kindly. tree →
• He kindly lent me his pencil. tree →
• The kindly old lady gave us apples. tree →
• The cat did not take kindly to the new puppy. tree →
• Thank you kindly for the present. tree →
• "Approach, my son," he said kindly. tree →

note

«Kindly» can be an adverb or an adjective. As «please», it can sound cross: «Kindly stop talking!» The noun «kindness» is about the quality of being kind.

In the corpora

• Children can notice it kindly, laugh about it together and sometimes help everyone keep the rules.
• Laughing kindly with someone who tripped is fine; laughing at them makes their embarrassment worse.
• Asking kindly, "Does it hurt?" gives an older person a chance to be honest.
• Telling a grown-up kindly about a little brother's copied homework helps him learn.
• The Mole is so touched he cries a little, and the Rat kindly looks the other way.

Trees and pragmatics

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