adv · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈseɪfli/
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CMU ARPABET:S EY1 F L IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adv
Meaning 1
In a safe manner; without risk; using caution above all else.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adv
Meaning 2
In a secure manner; without the possibility of injury or harm resulting.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adverb
Meaning 3
with safety; in a safe manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
we are safely out of there
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle English savely; equivalent to safe + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
38 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
بِسَلَام
(bisalām)
— in a safe manner
Arabic:
بِأَمَان
(biʔamān)
— in a safe manner
Belarusian:
бяспе́чна
(bjaspjéčna)
— in a safe manner
Bulgarian:
безопа́сно
(bezopásno)
— in a safe manner
Czech:
bezpečně
— in a safe manner
Dutch:
veilig
— in a safe manner
Finnish:
turvallisesti
— in a safe manner
French:
prudemment
— in a safe manner
Galician:
seguramente
— in a safe manner
Hungarian:
biztonságosan
— in a safe manner
Italian:
sicuramente
— in a safe manner
Italian:
senza problemi
— in a safe manner
Latin:
tūtō
— in a safe manner
Middle English:
savely
— in a safe manner
Norwegian:
trygt
— in a safe manner
Polish:
bezpiecznie
— in a safe manner
Portuguese:
seguramente
— in a safe manner
Romanian:
în siguranță
— in a safe manner
Russian:
безопа́сно
(bezopásno)
— in a safe manner
Spanish:
seguramente
— in a safe manner
Spanish:
a salvamano
— in a safe manner
Spanish:
salvamente
— in a safe manner
Spanish:
sin ningún percance
— in a safe manner
Spanish:
sin peligro
— in a safe manner
Spanish:
sin ningún problema
— in a safe manner
Spanish:
con cuidado
— in a safe manner
Spanish:
con prudencia
— in a safe manner
Spanish:
sin riesgos
— in a safe manner
Ukrainian:
безпе́чно
(bezpéčno)
— in a safe manner
Walloon:
sins risse
— in a safe manner
French:
en toute sécurité
— in a secure manner; without the possibility of injury or harm resulting
Italian:
in sicurezza
— in a secure manner; without the possibility of injury or harm resulting
Italian:
senza rischi
— in a secure manner; without the possibility of injury or harm resulting
Middle English:
savely
— in a secure manner; without the possibility of injury or harm resulting
Polish:
bezpiecznie
— in a secure manner; without the possibility of injury or harm resulting
Russian:
безопа́сно
(bezopásno)
— in a secure manner; without the possibility of injury or harm resulting
Russian:
благополу́чно
(blagopolúčno)
— in a secure manner; without the possibility of injury or harm resulting
Walloon:
el såvrité
— in a secure manner; without the possibility of injury or harm resulting
