adv
Meaning 1
In a convenient manner, form, or situation; without difficulty.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: handily
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
conveniently
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American: /kənˈvinjəntli/
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Received-Pronunciation: /kənˈviːnɪəntli/
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CMU ARPABET: K AH0 N V IY1 N Y AH0 N T L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adv
Meaning 2
In a manner provoking suspicion due to how well it suits someone's purposes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 3
in a convenient manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the switch was conveniently located
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: handily
Antonyms: inconveniently
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English convenient Middle English -ly English -ly English conveniently From convenient + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
25 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: convenientment — in a convenient manner
- Czech: pohodlně — in a convenient manner
- Czech: jako na objednávku — in a convenient manner
- Dutch: voor het gemak — in a convenient manner
- Finnish: mukavasti — in a convenient manner
- Finnish: kätevästi — in a convenient manner
- Finnish: sopivasti — in a convenient manner
- French: à pic — in a convenient manner
- French: à point — in a convenient manner
- French: commodément — in a convenient manner
- German: bequem — in a convenient manner
- German: bequemerweise — in a convenient manner
- German: füglich — in a convenient manner
- German: passenderweise — in a convenient manner
- German: praktischerweise — in a convenient manner
- German: einfachheitshalber — in a convenient manner
- Latin: commodē — in a convenient manner
- Portuguese: convenientemente — in a convenient manner
- Russian: удо́бно (udóbno) — in a convenient manner
- Russian: легко́ (lexkó) — in a convenient manner
- Russian: про́сто (prósto) — in a convenient manner
- Russian: без труда́ (bez trudá) — in a convenient manner
- Spanish: convenientemente — in a convenient manner
- Turkish: uygun bir şekilde — in a convenient manner
- Turkish: uygun olarak — in a convenient manner
Real reading context