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# humanely

adverb (humanely); adjective: humane

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

## Everyday

Humanely means in a kind way that causes as little pain or suffering as possible, especially to animals or prisoners. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/humanely/#m1)

### In the lessons

In science and animal care it is about treating animals kindly; humane traps catch animals without hurting them. Phrases: «treated humanely», «humanely caught», «humanely put down» (euphemism).

### Examples

- The mice were caught humanely and let go in a field. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/humanely/#x1)
- Farm animals should be treated humanely. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/humanely/#x2)
- The prisoners were treated humanely. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/humanely/#x3)
- The old dog was humanely put to sleep by the vet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/humanely/#x4)
- Use a humane trap to catch the rat humanely. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/humanely/#x5)
- The rescue centre cares for animals humanely. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/humanely/#x6)

### Note

Spelling: hu-MANE-ly. Do not confuse «humane» (kind) with «human» (a person). «Put to sleep / put down humanely» is a euphemism for killing a sick animal without pain.

## On Mova

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