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# casually

«casually» in Mova's school dictionary: **In a relaxed, easy way, without seeming worried or careful** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adverb (casually; comparative more casually)

### meaning for a pupil

1) In a relaxed, easy way, without seeming worried or careful. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/casually/#m1)

2) Without thinking much or planning, as if it does not matter. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/casually/#m2)

3) In clothes for everyday, not smart wear. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/casually/#m3)

4) Now and then, not regularly or deeply (casually know someone). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/casually/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In stories it shows how a character acts — calmly, or pretending not to care («she said casually»), which often hints they are hiding something. In everyday life it describes clothes for weekends and non-uniform days. Phrases: «dressed casually», «said casually», «casually mentioned», «walked casually».

### examples

- He casually strolled into the classroom ten minutes late. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/casually/#x1)
- "Oh, I won the race," she said casually, trying not to show off. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/casually/#x2)
- On mufti day we can dress casually instead of in uniform. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/casually/#x3)
- Mum casually mentioned that we were getting a puppy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/casually/#x4)
- Don't treat safety rules casually; they protect you. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/casually/#x5)
- I only know him casually from football. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/casually/#x6)
- The cat lay casually on the warm windowsill. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/casually/#x7)
- He casually tossed the ball over the fence. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/casually/#x8)

### note

Adverb from «casual» + -ly; spelled with two l's (casual + ly). It describes how something is done. Trap: «casually» is not «causally» (to do with causes) — the letters u and a swap places.

### Trees and pragmatics

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