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Meaning of especially | Babel Free

Adverb CEFR A2 Common
ɪˈspɛʃ.(ə.)li

Definitions

  1. In a special manner; specially.
  2. specially
  3. Particularly; to a greater extent than is normal.
    focus
  4. Used to place greater emphasis upon someone or something.
    focus

Equivalents

Examples

“He got up early especially.”
“L.N.E.R. class "Y6" 3 ft. 1 in. 0-4-0 steam tram locomotive No. 7133 This locomotive, constructed at the Stratford works of the former Great Eastern Railway in 1897, was one of six which were built between 1883 and 1897 especially to work the Wisbech and Upwell Tramway.”
“There is now such an immense "microliterature" on hepatics that, beyond a certain point I have given up trying to integrate (and evaluate) every minor paper published—especially narrowly floristic papers.”
“At tech companies that spent recent years expanding paid parental leave, parents have felt the whiplash of mass layoffs in an especially visceral way.”
“Invite them all, especially Molly.”
“Captain Edward Carlisle[…]felt a curious sensation of helplessness seize upon him as he met her steady gaze,[…]; he could not tell what this prisoner might do. He cursed the fate which had assigned such a duty, cursed especially that fate which forced a gallant soldier to meet so superb a woman as this under handicap so hard.”

CEFR level

A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
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