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# strangely

adverb (strangely, more strangely)

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

## Everyday

1. In an unusual or surprising way. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strangely/#m1)
2. (at the start of a sentence) Surprisingly, it is odd that. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strangely/#m2)

### In the lessons

In stories, «strangely» signals that something mysterious or unexpected is happening and makes the reader curious; in safety lessons, if someone is behaving strangely or asking you strange things, tell a trusted adult. In science, a result that came out strangely needs checking. Phrases: «behave strangely», «strangely quiet», «strangely enough».

### Examples

- The house was strangely quiet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strangely/#x1)
- The dog was behaving strangely before the storm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strangely/#x2)
- Strangely, the cake didn't rise at all. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strangely/#x3)
- Strangely enough, the lost key was in the fridge. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strangely/#x4)
- He looked at me strangely. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strangely/#x5)
- If an adult acts strangely online, tell your parents. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strangely/#x6)
- The clock had strangely stopped at midnight. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strangely/#x7)
- The plant grew strangely towards the window. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strangely/#x8)
- Strangely, it was not in the water that they met. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strangely/#x9)

### Note

Adjective: «strange»; a person you don't know is a «stranger». «Strangely» describes the way; «strange» describes the thing: «a strange noise», «it moved strangely».

## On Mova

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