loosely

«loosely» in Mova's school dictionary: Not tightly: «Tie the rope loosely» — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adverb (loosely, more loosely)

meaning for a pupil

1) Not tightly: «Tie the rope loosely». tree →

2) Not exactly or strictly; in a general way: «The film is loosely based on a true story». tree →

3) Not firmly joined or organised: «a loosely connected group». tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life and first aid: bandages and clothes can be worn loosely so blood can flow. In reading: «loosely based on» tells you a story is only partly true. Translations or definitions can be «loosely» right — roughly, not exactly.

examples

• Tie the bandage loosely, not too tight. tree →
• The film is loosely based on a real event. tree →
• Her scarf hung loosely around her neck. tree →
• The word can be loosely translated as "hello". tree →
• Hold the bird loosely in your hands. tree →
• The shelves were loosely screwed to the wall. tree →
• The ground was trodden into a deep groove beneath the loosely drawn rawhide rope. tree →

note

Adverb from «loose» + «-ly». Do not confuse «loose» (not tight, rhymes with goose) with «lose» (to not have any more). «Loosely» is about how something is held or how exact it is.

In the corpora

• Burns are cooled under cool running water for 20 minutes, then covered loosely with cling film or a clean dressing.

Trees and pragmatics

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