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# tidily

adverb (tidily)

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

## Everyday

1. Tidily means in a neat and orderly way, with everything in its proper place: "Fold your clothes tidily." [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tidily/#m1)
2. (informal, UK) Tidily can also mean nicely and well enough: "The plan worked out tidily." [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tidily/#m2)

### In the lessons

In school, teachers ask pupils to write tidily, set out maths working tidily and put equipment away tidily. In everyday life it is about rooms, drawers and clothes. Neat setting-out in maths helps avoid mistakes. Phrases: "tidily arranged", "tidily dressed", "put away tidily".

### Examples

- Please write tidily so I can read it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tidily/#x1)
- The books were tidily arranged on the shelf. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tidily/#x2)
- He folded his PE kit tidily. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tidily/#x3)
- Set out your sums tidily in columns. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tidily/#x4)
- The cat sat tidily with its tail around its paws. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tidily/#x5)
- The shoes were lined up tidily by the door. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tidily/#x6)
- Everything fitted tidily into the box. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tidily/#x7)
- And then she washed up, and did it very tidily. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tidily/#x8)

### Note

Spelling: tidy + ly, y changes to i: tidily. Opposite: messily, untidily. Adjective: tidy; noun: tidiness.

## On Mova

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