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# soundly

adverb (soundly)

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

## Everyday

1. Deeply and well, of sleep: «sleep soundly». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soundly/#m1)
2. Completely or heavily, of a defeat or punishment: «beaten soundly». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soundly/#m2)
3. In a sensible, reliable or well-built way: «soundly made», «soundly argued». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soundly/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life parents hope children «sleep soundly». In sport news a team «soundly beaten» lost by a lot. In science and essays a «soundly based» idea rests on good evidence.

### Examples

- The baby slept soundly all night. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soundly/#x1)
- Our team was soundly beaten 6–0. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soundly/#x2)
- The bridge was soundly built and lasted 200 years. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soundly/#x3)
- Her plan was soundly thought out. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soundly/#x4)
- He was soundly told off for lying. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soundly/#x5)
- After the long walk, we all slept soundly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soundly/#x6)
- After that he lay down and slept soundly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soundly/#x7)

### Note

Adverb from «sound» (meaning healthy, solid, deep), not from «sound» (noise). «Safe and sound» means safe and unhurt.

## On Mova

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