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{
"term": "happily",
"partOfSpeech": "adverb",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "in a cheerful way; with feelings of pleasure",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "children playing happily on the beach"
},
{
"text": "to be **happily married**"
},
{
"text": "I think we can manage quite happily on our own."
},
{
"text": "**And they all lived happily ever after** *(= used as the end of a )."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "by good luck",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Happily, the damage was only slight."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "willingly",
"examples": [
{
"text": "I'll happily help, if I can."
},
{
"text": "A majority of those interviewed said they would happily accept a tax increase if the money went to health and education."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "in a way that is suitable or appropriate",
"labels": "(formal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "This suggestion did not fit very happily with our existing plans."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈhæpɪli/",
"audio": "ha/happily/happily__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈhæpɪli/",
"audio": "ha/happily/happily__us_2.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": null
}