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# conveniently

«conveniently» in Mova's school dictionary: **easy, useful or suitable for someone: «The shop is…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adverb (conveniently; more conveniently, most conveniently)

### meaning for a pupil

1) In a way that is easy, useful or suitable for someone: «The shop is conveniently close.» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conveniently/#m1)

2) (said with doubt) At a time that suits someone a little too well, as if on purpose: «He conveniently forgot his homework.» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conveniently/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

Everyday word for places that are handy and for timing that helps you. In stories, the second sense is a hint that a character is pretending or lying: «she conveniently lost the letter». Phrases: «conveniently located», «conveniently placed», «conveniently forgot».

### examples

- Our house is conveniently close to the school. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conveniently/#x1)
- The bus stop is conveniently placed outside the library. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conveniently/#x2)
- He conveniently forgot to tidy his room. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conveniently/#x3)
- The plug was conveniently near the desk. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conveniently/#x4)
- The answer was conveniently written on the back of the book. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conveniently/#x5)
- My sister conveniently disappeared when it was time to wash up. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conveniently/#x6)
- At last, however, he was lucky enough to come upon puss fast asleep and with his tail conveniently spread out. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/conveniently/#x7)

### note

From «convenient» + «-ly». Noun: convenience; opposite: inconveniently. Watch the tone: «conveniently forgot» usually means the speaker thinks it was not a real accident.

### Trees and pragmatics

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