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# horizontally

adverb (horizontally)

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

## Everyday

In a flat, level direction, from side to side, like the horizon or a line lying down. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horizontally/#m1)

### In the lessons

In maths, a line drawn horizontally goes left–right across the page; the x-axis is horizontal. In tables and grids, rows go horizontally and columns go vertically. In crosswords «across» clues go horizontally. In science, water in a level tube lies horizontally. In art, folding paper horizontally means top to bottom fold so the crease runs side to side.

### Examples

- Draw a line horizontally across the page. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horizontally/#x1)
- Rows in a table go horizontally. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horizontally/#x2)
- Fold the paper horizontally in half. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horizontally/#x3)
- The x-axis runs horizontally. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horizontally/#x4)
- Lay the bottle horizontally in the fridge. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horizontally/#x5)
- The flag has three stripes going horizontally. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horizontally/#x6)
- Read the grid horizontally first, then vertically. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/horizontally/#x7)

### Note

From horizontal + -ly. Opposite: vertically (up and down). Memory trick: the horizon is flat and goes side to side. In maths problems, «move 3 squares horizontally» means change the x-coordinate by 3, not the y.

## On Mova

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