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# purely

adverb (purely)

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

## Everyday

1. Only, simply, for no other reason: «I did it purely for fun.» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/purely/#m1)
2. Completely, entirely: «a purely made-up story». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/purely/#m2)
3. In a clean, pure way, without anything mixed in. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/purely/#m3)

### In the lessons

Common in explanations: «purely by chance», «purely for fun», «purely an accident». It tells the reader there is just one reason. In science, «purely» can mean with nothing mixed in. Phrases: «purely by chance», «purely and simply», «purely for».

### Examples

- We met purely by chance at the park. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/purely/#x1)
- I joined the choir purely for fun. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/purely/#x2)
- It was purely an accident, I didn't mean to break it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/purely/#x3)
- The story is purely made up. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/purely/#x4)
- The water was purely clean after boiling and filtering. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/purely/#x5)
- She trained purely and simply because she loved running. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/purely/#x6)
- And this was purely spite, for there was plenty of milk for everybody. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/purely/#x7)

### Note

Adverb of «pure»; spelled «purely» (keep the «e»). Close to «only», «simply», «just». «Purely and simply» is a fixed phrase for strong emphasis.

## On Mova

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