tidily
part of speech
adverb (tidily)
meaning for a pupil
1) Tidily means in a neat and orderly way, with everything in its proper place: "Fold your clothes tidily." tree →
2) (informal, UK) Tidily can also mean nicely and well enough: "The plan worked out tidily." tree →
sense in the lessons
In school, teachers ask pupils to write tidily, set out maths working tidily and put equipment away tidily. In everyday life it is about rooms, drawers and clothes. Neat setting-out in maths helps avoid mistakes. Phrases: "tidily arranged", "tidily dressed", "put away tidily".
examples
- Please write tidily so I can read it. tree →
- The books were tidily arranged on the shelf. tree →
- He folded his PE kit tidily. tree →
- Set out your sums tidily in columns. tree →
- The cat sat tidily with its tail around its paws. tree →
- The shoes were lined up tidily by the door. tree →
- Everything fitted tidily into the box. tree →
- And then she washed up, and did it very tidily. tree →
note
Spelling: tidy + ly, y changes to i: tidily. Opposite: messily, untidily. Adjective: tidy; noun: tidiness.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «tidily» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.