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# confidently

«confidently» in Mova's school dictionary: **in a way that shows you believe in yourself and are not…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adverb (confidently, more confidently, most confidently)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Confidently means in a way that shows you believe in yourself and are not afraid. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/confidently/#m1)

2) Confidently means while feeling sure that something is true or will happen. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/confidently/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In school reports and lessons: «speaks confidently», «reads confidently», «uses times tables confidently». In stories it shows a brave, sure character. Phrases: «answer confidently», «walk confidently», «confidently predict».

### examples

- She walked confidently onto the stage. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/confidently/#x1)
- Tom answered the question confidently. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/confidently/#x2)
- Now I can confidently swim a whole length. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/confidently/#x3)
- The weatherman confidently said it would be sunny. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/confidently/#x4)
- Speak confidently and look at the audience. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/confidently/#x5)
- He confidently predicted that his team would win. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/confidently/#x6)
- "Yes, yes," answered the Stag confidently, "the Wolf has promised to be my surety." [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/confidently/#x7)

### note

Adjective: «confident»; noun: «confidence». Not the same as «confidentially» (in secret). Confident is not the same as being right: you can say something confidently and still be wrong.

### Trees and pragmatics

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