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# rapidly

adverb (from the adjective «rapid»)

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

## Everyday

1. Very quickly; at a great speed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rapidly/#m1)
2. Happening in a short time (the town grew rapidly). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rapidly/#m2)

### In the lessons

Used in science (water boils rapidly, a population grows rapidly), geography (rapidly flowing rivers), safety (fire spreads rapidly) and stories (her heart beat rapidly). Phrases: «grow rapidly», «rapidly increasing», «move rapidly».

### Examples

- The fire spread rapidly through the dry grass. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rapidly/#x1)
- The puppy is growing rapidly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rapidly/#x2)
- Her heart beat rapidly before the race. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rapidly/#x3)
- The water level rose rapidly after the storm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rapidly/#x4)
- Prices rose rapidly last month. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rapidly/#x5)
- He rapidly ate his lunch and ran out to play. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rapidly/#x6)
- Bacteria can multiply rapidly in warm food. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rapidly/#x7)
- “Let it be so,” she replied, and she dressed rapidly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rapidly/#x8)

### Note

Same as «quickly» but more formal. Adjective «rapid»; noun «rapids» (fast, rough part of a river). In maths and science, «increases rapidly» means a large change in a short time — a steep line on a graph.

## On Mova

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