strangely

«strangely» in Mova's school dictionary: In an unusual or surprising way — 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 (strangely, more strangely)

meaning for a pupil

1) In an unusual or surprising way. tree →

2) (at the start of a sentence) Surprisingly, it is odd that. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories, «strangely» signals that something mysterious or unexpected is happening and makes the reader curious; in safety lessons, if someone is behaving strangely or asking you strange things, tell a trusted adult. In science, a result that came out strangely needs checking. Phrases: «behave strangely», «strangely quiet», «strangely enough».

examples

• The house was strangely quiet. tree →
• The dog was behaving strangely before the storm. tree →
• Strangely, the cake didn't rise at all. tree →
• Strangely enough, the lost key was in the fridge. tree →
• He looked at me strangely. tree →
• If an adult acts strangely online, tell your parents. tree →
• The clock had strangely stopped at midnight. tree →
• The plant grew strangely towards the window. tree →
• Strangely, it was not in the water that they met. tree →

note

Adjective: «strange»; a person you don't know is a «stranger». «Strangely» describes the way; «strange» describes the thing: «a strange noise», «it moved strangely».

In the corpora

• No birds sing, everything is strangely still, and the roses and meadow-sweet look brighter than ever before.
• "Has a screw loose" means is a bit mad or acts strangely.
• An adult who is very angry, shouting or acting strangely may be unsafe to be near.
• Pets need a vet for check-ups, vaccinations and whenever they seem ill, hurt, stop eating or act strangely.
• A pet that stops eating or acts strangely may be ill and should see a vet.

Trees and pragmatics

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