adv
Meaning 1
on the surface or the outside
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
externally
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.
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Pronunciation
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CMU ARPABET: IH0 K S T ER1 N AH0 L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adverb
Meaning 2
with respect to the outside
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- outwardly, the figure is smooth
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: outwardly
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 3
on or from the outside
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the candidate needs to be externally evaluated
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: internally
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English external Middle English -ly English -ly English externally From external + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: въ́ншно (vǎ́nšno) — on the surface or the outside
- Catalan: externament — on the surface or the outside
- Galician: externamente — on the surface or the outside
- Polish: zewnętrznie — on the surface or the outside
- Portuguese: externamente — on the surface or the outside
- Spanish: externamente — on the surface or the outside
Real reading context