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# duly

adverb (no forms)

«duly» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Duly means in the proper way, as expected or required, and at the right time. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/duly/#m1)

### In the lessons

in tales a cure or a promise is done duly, as the story says it should be; in lessons it shows that a thing was done as the rules or custom said

### Examples

- The neighbour took the medicine and was duly cured. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/duly/#x1)
- The guests were duly thanked in the speech. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/duly/#x2)
- The rent was paid duly at the end of the month. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/duly/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «duly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/duly/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«duly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/duly.html) on Mova free.