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# tragically

adverb (tragically)

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

## Everyday

1. Tragically means in a very sad way, usually because someone died or something terrible happened. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tragically/#m1)
2. It can also introduce a sad fact: «Tragically, nobody survived.» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tragically/#m2)
3. (informal, joking) People sometimes use it to make a small disappointment sound huge: «Tragically, the shop had run out of chocolate.» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tragically/#m3)

### In the lessons

Used in history lessons, news and stories to mark a terrible event and a serious, sad tone. At the start of a sentence it warns the reader that bad news is coming. In jokes it shows exaggeration. Phrases: «tragically died», «tragically short life», «tragically, …».

### Examples

- The young explorer tragically died on the way home. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tragically/#x1)
- Tragically, the ship hit an iceberg and sank. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tragically/#x2)
- The famous singer's life was tragically short. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tragically/#x3)
- Many people were tragically hurt in the earthquake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tragically/#x4)
- Tragically, the fire spread before help arrived. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tragically/#x5)
- Tragically, my sandwich fell face down in the mud. (joking) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tragically/#x6)
- Romeo and Juliet's story ends tragically. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tragically/#x7)

### Note

Formed from «tragic» + «-ally»; spell it with «-ally», not «-ly» («tragicly» is wrong). The noun is «tragedy». Used for real deaths and disasters it is serious, so do not use it jokingly about real sad events.

## On Mova

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