universally
part of speech
adverb
meaning for a pupil
1) Universally means by everyone or everywhere, without exception. tree →
2) Universally also means true or used in all cases. tree →
sense in the lessons
In science and maths, universally true rules work everywhere. In everyday talk, universally loved means liked by everyone. Phrases: universally accepted, universally known, universally loved.
examples
- Chocolate is almost universally loved. tree →
- The rule is universally accepted. tree →
- Gravity works universally. tree →
- Smiles are understood universally. tree →
- The book was universally praised. tree →
- No idea is universally liked. tree →
- That the lessons taught were of the highest moral character is universally admitted. tree →
note
From «universal». Spelled with double «l». Be careful: few things are truly universal; writers often say «almost universally».
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «universally» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.