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# intimately

adverb (intimately)

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

## Everyday

1. In a very close, detailed way; very well, from long experience. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intimately/#m1)
2. In a very close and personal way, as between close family, best friends or partners. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intimately/#m2)
3. Very closely connected, so that one thing affects the other. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intimately/#m3)

### In the lessons

In science and geography texts it means «very closely» («intimately connected»); in stories it shows how well someone knows a place or a person. Phrases: know something intimately, intimately connected, intimately linked.

### Examples

- The old fisherman knew the river intimately. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intimately/#x1)
- Weather and farming are intimately linked. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intimately/#x2)
- She knew every corner of the castle intimately. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intimately/#x3)
- The two friends talked intimately by the fire. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intimately/#x4)
- Plants and bees are intimately connected. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intimately/#x5)
- The guide knew the mountain paths intimately after forty years. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intimately/#x6)
- Our health is intimately tied to what we eat and how we sleep. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intimately/#x7)
- Bernhard Schmidt's excellent work is full of examples which prove how intimately they are connected. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intimately/#x8)

### Note

Adverb from «intimate» + «-ly». It is neutral in «know something intimately» (very well), but used about two people it can mean a romantic relationship, so in school writing «closely» is often safer. Stress: IN-ti-mate-ly.

## In Jewish tradition

In science and geography texts it means «very closely» («intimately connected»); in stories it shows how well someone knows a place or a person. Phrases: know something intimately, intimately connected, intimately linked.

### Examples

- The text is intimately concerned with the role of language in the Work of Creation. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/intimately/#x1)

### Note

Adverb from «intimate» + «-ly». It is neutral in «know something intimately» (very well), but used about two people it can mean a romantic relationship, so in school writing «closely» is often safer. Stress: IN-ti-mate-ly.

## On Mova

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