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English
Etymology
From considerable + -ly.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kənˈsɪdəɹəbli/, /kənˈsɪdɹəbli/
- Hyphenation: con‧sid‧er‧a‧bly
Adverb
considerably (comparative more considerably, superlative most considerably)
- Significantly; to a degree worth considering.
The situation has improved considerably.
The situation is considerably better.
1889, Humboldt library of science, number 113, page 13:From several magnets combined von Hellenbach and Gessmann in Vienna constructed considerably stronger hypnoscopes, through which 66 per cent. of those examined showed the above mentioned sensitiveness
1900, William Carew Hazlitt, The Venetian Republic: Its Rise, Its Growth, and Its Fall 421-1797:The hand which is not concealed by the drapery is gloveless; the arms are bare considerably above the elbow; and a bracelet encircles the right wrist.
2001, Constantijn Petridis, Daniel P. Biebuyck, Frans M. Olbrechts, 1899-1958: in search of art in Africa, page 15:Despite the ups and downs of removals and rehousings, the collection was considerably extended under his guidance, both by purchases and donations.
Translations
significantly
- Bulgarian: значи́телно (bg) (značítelno)
- Catalan: considerablement (ca)
- Cherokee: ᎤᎪᏗᏗ (ugodidi)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 大大 (zh) (dàdà), 相當 / 相当 (zh) (xiāngdāng)
- Czech: značně (cs)
- Dutch: aanzienlijk (nl)
- Finnish: huomattavasti (fi), tuntuvasti (fi), suuresti (fi)
- French: considérablement (fr), largement (fr)
- German: wesentlich (de), beträchtlich (de), beachtlich (de)
- Hebrew: במידה ניכרת (be'mida nikeret)
- Italian: considerevolmente (it), notevolmente (it)
- Japanese: ずいぶん (ja) (zuibun), かなり (ja) (kanari)
- Norwegian:
- Bokmål: betydelig (no), betraktelig (no), atskillig
- Plautdietsch: däaje, onjehea
- Polish: znacznie (pl)
- Portuguese: consideravelmente (pt)
- Romanian: considerabil (ro), semnificativ (ro), în mod considerabil
- Russian: значи́тельно (ru) (značítelʹno), изря́дно (ru) (izrjádno)
- Spanish: considerablemente (es)
- Swedish: betydligt (sv), avsevärt (sv)
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