Standard Lemma guide

horizontally

adv · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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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  • CMU ARPABET: HH AO2 R IH0 Z AA1 N T AH0 L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: HH AO0 R IH0 Z AO1 N AH0 L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

In a horizontal direction or position.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Japanese can be written horizontally as well as vertically.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adv

Meaning 2

In a horizontal manner (any sense).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • an organism transmitted horizontally

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adverb

Meaning 3

in a horizontal direction

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a gallery quite often is added to make use of space vertically as well as horizontally

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English horizontal 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 horizontally From horizontal + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: horitzontalment — in a horizontal direction or position
  • Czech: vodorovně — in a horizontal direction or position
  • Dutch: horizontaal — in a horizontal direction or position
  • Finnish: vaakasuoraan — in a horizontal direction or position
  • French: horizontalement — in a horizontal direction or position
  • Galician: horizontalmente — in a horizontal direction or position
  • Georgian: ჰორიზონტალურად (horizonṭalurad) — in a horizontal direction or position
  • German: horizontal — in a horizontal direction or position
  • German: waagerecht — in a horizontal direction or position
  • Greek: οριζόντια (orizóntia) — in a horizontal direction or position
  • Italian: orizzontalmente — in a horizontal direction or position
  • Korean: 가로 (garo) — in a horizontal direction or position
  • Polish: poziomo — in a horizontal direction or position
  • Portuguese: horizontalmente — in a horizontal direction or position
  • Romanian: orizontal — in a horizontal direction or position
  • Russian: горизонта́льно (gorizontálʹno) — in a horizontal direction or position
  • Spanish: horizontalmente — in a horizontal direction or position
  • Swedish: vågrätt — in a horizontal direction or position
  • Swedish: horisontellt — in a horizontal direction or position
Real reading context

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