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quietly

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkwaɪətli/

Collocations for "quietly"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "quietly" in context.

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quietly

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
adv
  1. quietly [determined, optimistic, persistent, confident, cautious] (about)
  2. UK: he is quietly spoken
  3. [eat, talk, read, ask, sit] quietly
  4. spoke quietly [because, so as to, in order to]
  5. walked quietly into the [room, house, bedroom]
  6. moved quietly around the [house]
  7. leave the [building, venue, party] as quietly as possible
  8. moved the [boxes, cases] as quietly as I could
  9. went about their [affairs, business] quietly
'quietly' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "quietly" in the title:

[From behind one pillar] I could peep round quietly at the full front of the mansion - English Only forum
a quietly barking doggie - English Only forum
an abandoned church settling quietly on a distant hill - English Only forum
As quietly as I have ever done anything - English Only forum
as quietly as possible - English Only forum
Be quiet vs. Be quietly - English Only forum
Dorothy went to work quietly, <with> her mind made up… - English Only forum
drive silently/quietly - English Only forum
eat quietly - English Only forum
go quietly about their business - English Only forum
go quietly into the night - English Only forum
going quietly into any good night - English Only forum
he came quietly to my back and covered my eyes - English Only forum
he had borne himself manfully and quietly - English Only forum
He spoke quietly in order that he wouldn't wake up the baby. - English Only forum
He walks quietly down the road. - English Only forum
He was made to stay there quietly. - English Only forum
I did (it) as quietly as I could - English Only forum
I hear you quietly - English Only forum
I'll go quietly - English Only forum
If you’d quietly... - English Only forum
It was even quietly put about that ... - English Only forum
its seeming to have quietly done itself - English Only forum
lay quietly between the four well-known walls - English Only forum
"looked back quietly" - "quietly looked back" - English Only forum
love someone quietly - English Only forum
Meaning of quietly + adjective - English Only forum
might have quietly continued DACA "had" ten state attorneys-general.... - English Only forum
never one to shuffle quietly on the dance floor - English Only forum
Now quietly vs with patience and <impatience> to get clear - English Only forum
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