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easily

Meaning in simple English

US /ˈiːzəli/

easily means: Without much effort or difficulty.

adverb

WITHOUT TROUBLEA2

Without much effort or difficulty.

  • I found the house easily.
  • She easily lifted the heavy box.
  • Can you read this sign easily?

Similar words: readily, effortlessly

Opposites: with difficulty

Common phrases: win easily, easily understand, easily find something, easily solve something

LIKELY TO HAPPENB1

With a strong chance of happening, sometimes sooner or more readily than expected.

  • Glass breaks easily.
  • That mistake could easily happen again.
  • She gets upset easily when she is tired.

Similar words: readily

Common phrases: could easily happen, easily offended, easily damaged

BY FARB2

Clearly and without any doubt, especially when comparing something with everything else.

  • This is easily the best cake.
  • She was easily the fastest runner in our class.
  • That was easily our worst performance this season.

Similar words: by far, certainly, undoubtedly

Common phrases: easily the best, easily the largest, easily the worst

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