naturally

«naturally» in Mova's school dictionary: In a natural way, without people making or changing it:… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adverb (naturally)

meaning for a pupil

1) In a natural way, without people making or changing it: «naturally sweet». tree →

2) Of course; as you would expect: «Naturally, she was happy». tree →

3) Easily, without trying hard: «Swimming comes naturally to him». tree →

4) Relaxed and normal: «Just act naturally». tree →

sense in the lessons

In science lessons: materials and things that are «naturally occurring» (wood, wool, rock, honey) are not made by people; some foods are «naturally sweet». In stories it means «of course». In talk about talents: «comes naturally», «a naturally good runner».

examples

• Honey is naturally sweet. tree →
• Wool is a naturally warm material. tree →
• Naturally, we were excited about the trip. tree →
• Singing comes naturally to my sister. tree →
• Just smile and act naturally for the photo. tree →
• Some rivers are naturally salty. tree →
• My hair is naturally curly. tree →
• Naturally they began to talk about the bronze ring. tree →

note

Spelling: «natural» + «-ly» = «naturally» (double l). «Naturally» meaning «of course» usually stands at the start of a sentence with a comma. «Natural» on a food label does not always mean healthy.

In the corpora

• Great apes do not swim naturally and can drown, so zoos use water moats around ape islands.
• Wild animals stop behaving naturally when they see or smell people, so film-makers hide.
• Some spring water is naturally fizzy, because the water picked up gas underground.
• Many medicines are naturally bitter, so makers add sweet flavours for children.

Trees and pragmatics

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