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# specially

adverb

«specially» 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. Specially means for one particular purpose or person: a cake specially made for your birthday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/specially/#m1)
2. Specially means in a special or unusual way, done with extra care. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/specially/#m2)
3. Specially is also used in everyday talk to mean «especially», particularly (informal). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/specially/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and stories «specially» shows that extra effort was made for someone: specially made, specially designed, specially for you. In school writing teachers often prefer «especially» for «particularly». Phrases: specially for, specially made, specially trained.

### Examples

- I made this card specially for you. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/specially/#x1)
- The bus is specially built for wheelchairs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/specially/#x2)
- The dogs are specially trained to find people after earthquakes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/specially/#x3)
- Gran cooked a specially big dinner for us. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/specially/#x4)
- These shoes are specially designed for running. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/specially/#x5)
- I like all fruit, specially strawberries (informal). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/specially/#x6)
- The room was specially decorated for the party. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/specially/#x7)
- He was the presiding deity of plantations and forests, and specially protected the boundaries of fields. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/specially/#x8)

### Note

«Specially» = for a special purpose (specially made). «Especially» = particularly, above all (I love sport, especially football). In speech they are often mixed up; in careful writing keep them apart. Spelled with double «l».

## In Jewish tradition

In everyday life and stories «specially» shows that extra effort was made for someone: specially made, specially designed, specially for you. In school writing teachers often prefer «especially» for «particularly». Phrases: specially for, specially made, specially trained.

### Note

«Specially» = for a special purpose (specially made). «Especially» = particularly, above all (I love sport, especially football). In speech they are often mixed up; in careful writing keep them apart. Spelled with double «l».

## On Mova

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