soundly
part of speech
adverb (soundly)
meaning for a pupil
1) Deeply and well, of sleep: «sleep soundly». tree →
2) Completely or heavily, of a defeat or punishment: «beaten soundly». tree →
3) In a sensible, reliable or well-built way: «soundly made», «soundly argued». tree →
sense in the lessons
In everyday life parents hope children «sleep soundly». In sport news a team «soundly beaten» lost by a lot. In science and essays a «soundly based» idea rests on good evidence.
examples
- The baby slept soundly all night. tree →
- Our team was soundly beaten 6–0. tree →
- The bridge was soundly built and lasted 200 years. tree →
- Her plan was soundly thought out. tree →
- He was soundly told off for lying. tree →
- After the long walk, we all slept soundly. tree →
- After that he lay down and slept soundly. tree →
note
Adverb from «sound» (meaning healthy, solid, deep), not from «sound» (noise). «Safe and sound» means safe and unhurt.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «soundly» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.