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# vertically

adverb (vertically)

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

## Everyday

In an up-and-down direction, straight up, at a right angle to the ground. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vertically/#m1)

### In the lessons

In maths, vertical lines go up and down; a shape can be flipped vertically or a column read vertically. In graphs, the y-axis runs vertically. In science and everyday life, rockets launch vertically, and things fall vertically under gravity. Phrases: vertically and horizontally, flip vertically, vertically challenged (joking euphemism for short).

### Examples

- Write the sum vertically, with the tens under the tens. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vertically/#x1)
- The rocket rose vertically into the sky. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vertically/#x2)
- Fold the paper vertically down the middle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vertically/#x3)
- The y-axis goes vertically on a graph. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vertically/#x4)
- Rain fell vertically on the still day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vertically/#x5)
- Hang the poster vertically, not sideways. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vertically/#x6)
- (joking) He's a bit vertically challenged — he can't reach the top shelf. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vertically/#x7)

### Note

Opposite: horizontally (side to side). Adjective vertical. In maths, vertically opposite angles are equal. «Vertically challenged» is a jokey euphemism for short.

## On Mova

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