warmly

«warmly» in Mova's school dictionary: in a way that keeps you warm: dress warmly — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adverb (warmly, more warmly, most warmly)

meaning for a pupil

1) Warmly means in a way that keeps you warm: dress warmly. tree →

2) Warmly means in a kind, friendly, loving way: she smiled warmly. tree →

3) Warmly can mean strongly and with feeling: the plan was warmly welcomed. tree →

sense in the lessons

Everyday life and safety: in cold or snowy weather children are told to dress warmly — layers, hat, gloves and scarf — to avoid getting too cold. In stories and manners, «greeted warmly» or «welcomed warmly» shows kindness; teachers praise pupils who welcome new classmates warmly. Phrases: dress warmly, wrap up warmly, smile warmly, welcome warmly, thank warmly.

examples

• Dress warmly — it's snowing outside. tree →
• The new teacher smiled warmly at us. tree →
• Grandma welcomed us warmly at the door. tree →
• We wrapped up warmly for the bonfire night. tree →
• The audience clapped warmly after the play. tree →
• He warmly thanked everyone who helped. tree →
• Prince Ivan warmly embraced him and burst into tears. tree →

note

Adverb from «warm» + «-ly». Describes how something is done: «dress warmly», not «dress warm» in careful English (though «wrap up warm» is common in the UK). Opposite in the kind sense: coldly.

In the corpora

• When you get a present you did not want, say thank you warmly, because the giver thought of you.
• You can thank someone warmly for their thought and effort even when you do not like the gift.

Trees and pragmatics

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