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# openly

adverb

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

## Everyday

1. Openly means in a way that everyone can see or hear, not secretly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/openly/#m1)
2. Openly means honestly, without hiding your feelings or thoughts. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/openly/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and stories it tells the reader that someone is not hiding: «she laughed openly», «he openly admitted it». In lessons about feelings and safety pupils are told to talk openly to a trusted adult. Phrases: «talk openly», «openly admit», «openly disagree».

### Examples

- She talked openly about her worries. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/openly/#x1)
- He openly admitted he broke the vase. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/openly/#x2)
- The children laughed openly at the joke. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/openly/#x3)
- You can speak openly to your teacher. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/openly/#x4)
- They openly disagreed in front of the class. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/openly/#x5)
- The fox walked openly across the field in daylight. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/openly/#x6)
- Talk openly with your family about online safety. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/openly/#x7)
- The twins openly shared their sweets. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/openly/#x8)
- Now the Bat family had not openly joined either side. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/openly/#x9)

### Note

Adverb from «open» + -ly. Opposite: secretly. Do not confuse with «open» as a verb or adjective. Usually goes before the verb («openly admitted») or after it («spoke openly»).

## On Mova

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