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# brightly

«brightly» in Mova's school dictionary: **With a lot of light; shining strongly (the sun shone…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adverb (brightly, more brightly, most brightly)

### meaning for a pupil

1) With a lot of light; shining strongly (the sun shone brightly). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brightly/#m1)

2) In strong, bright colours (brightly painted). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brightly/#m2)

3) In a cheerful, happy way (she smiled brightly). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brightly/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In science it describes light sources: stars, bulbs and the Sun shine brightly; a brighter bulb in a circuit means more current. In art lessons, brightly coloured things catch the eye. In safety: wear brightly coloured or reflective clothes so drivers can see you. In stories it shows mood: «she answered brightly» means cheerfully, sometimes pretending to be happy. Phrases: shine brightly, brightly coloured, burn brightly, smile brightly.

### examples

- The sun shone brightly over the beach. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brightly/#x1)
- The classroom was brightly decorated for the party. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brightly/#x2)
- Wear brightly coloured clothes when you cycle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brightly/#x3)
- The stars twinkled brightly in the dark sky. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brightly/#x4)
- «Good morning!» she said brightly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brightly/#x5)
- The fire burned brightly in the fireplace. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brightly/#x6)
- With two batteries, the bulb glows more brightly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brightly/#x7)
- And the Ranunculus shone brightly, and looked again at Gerda. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brightly/#x8)

### note

«Bright» is the adjective (a bright light); «brightly» is the adverb (it shines brightly). After «look/seem» use the adjective: it looks bright. UK spelling: brightly coloured; US: brightly colored.

### In the corpora

- [Norwegian lemmings are bold and brightly coloured, and they often squeak and stand their ground against much bigger animals.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/150-myth-check-do-lemmings-jump-off-cliffs/9/)
- [Brightly coloured liquid capsules for washing machines have been mistaken for sweets by small children.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chemistry/25-cleaning-chemicals-safety/13/)
- [Fluorescent colours glow brightly in daylight, but reflective material is what shines back in headlights at night.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/50-thinking-about-outdoor-safety/19/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «brightly» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/brightly/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.