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# forcibly

adverb

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

## Everyday

1. Forcibly means by using force, so that someone or something is made to do it against their will. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forcibly/#m1)
2. Forcibly can mean strongly and clearly: «He argued forcibly». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forcibly/#m2)

### In the lessons

In history and news lessons it is used for people being moved or taken against their will: «forcibly removed», «forcibly deported». In stories it shows violence or great strength. It tells the reader that someone had no choice. Phrases: «forcibly removed», «forcibly entered».

### Examples

- The police forcibly removed the man from the stadium. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forcibly/#x1)
- The door was forcibly opened. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forcibly/#x2)
- Many people were forcibly moved from their homes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forcibly/#x3)
- He was forcibly held back by his friends. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forcibly/#x4)
- She argued forcibly for a longer break. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forcibly/#x5)
- Children were forcibly taken from their families in the past, which is now seen as a great wrong. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forcibly/#x6)

### Note

Adverb from «forcible» (done with force). Spelled -ibly, not -ably. Do not confuse with «forcefully» (with a lot of energy or confidence), although they overlap. Forcibly usually means against someone's will.

## On Mova

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