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In a figurative manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: manner
Examples
- 1897 Easton's Bible Dictionary available on Wikisource Shepherd A word naturally of frequent occurrence in Scripture. [...] This word is used figuratively to represent the relation of rulers to their subjects and of God to his people.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: nonliterally, literally
Antonyms: none provided
Used to indicate that what follows is to be taken as a figure of speech, not literally.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Figuratively, the cat was out of the bag.
- Time can be consumed figuratively like food.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
in a figurative sense
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- figuratively speaking,...
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: literally
Etymology tree English figurative Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English figuratively From figurative + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
35 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
مَجَازًا
(majāzan)
— in a figurative manner
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Arabic:
مَجَازِيًّا
(majāziyyan)
— in a figurative manner
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Catalan:
figurativament
— in a figurative manner
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Chinese Mandarin:
比喻地
(bǐyùde)
— in a figurative manner
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Czech:
obrazně
— in a figurative manner
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Dutch:
figuurlijk
— in a figurative manner
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Esperanto:
figure
— in a figurative manner
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Finnish:
kuvaannollisesti
— in a figurative manner
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French:
figurément
— in a figurative manner
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Georgian:
ხატოვნად
(xaṭovnad)
— in a figurative manner
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Georgian:
მხატვრულად
(mxaṭvrulad)
— in a figurative manner
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Georgian:
მეტაფორულად
(meṭaporulad)
— in a figurative manner
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Georgian:
გადატანითი მნიშვნელობით
(gadaṭaniti mnišvnelobit)
— in a figurative manner
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German:
bildlich
— in a figurative manner
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German:
figürlich
— in a figurative manner
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Hungarian:
képletesen
— in a figurative manner
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Hungarian:
átvitt értelemben
— in a figurative manner
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Latin:
figūrātīvē
— in a figurative manner
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Latin:
tropicē
— in a figurative manner
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Norwegian Bokmål:
overført betydning
— in a figurative manner
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Norwegian Bokmål:
billedlig
— in a figurative manner
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
biletleg
— in a figurative manner
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
overført tydning
— in a figurative manner
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Polish:
przenośnie
— in a figurative manner
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Polish:
w przenośni
— in a figurative manner
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Portuguese:
figurativamente
— in a figurative manner
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Romanian:
(în mod) figurat
— in a figurative manner
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Russian:
метафори́чески
(metaforíčeski)
— in a figurative manner
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Russian:
о́бразно
(óbrazno)
— in a figurative manner
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Russian:
фигура́льно
(figurálʹno)
— in a figurative manner
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Spanish:
figuradamente
— in a figurative manner
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Spanish:
en sentido figurado
— in a figurative manner
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Spanish:
figurativamente
— in a figurative manner
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Swedish:
bildligt
— in a figurative manner
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Turkish:
mecazen
— in a figurative manner
