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# efficiently

«efficiently» in Mova's school dictionary: **In a way that gets a job done well without wasting time…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adverb (more efficiently, most efficiently)

### meaning for a pupil

In a way that gets a job done well without wasting time, energy, money or materials. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/efficiently/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In science, efficiently means using energy well: LED bulbs turn electricity into light efficiently. In maths, working efficiently means using a quick method, like the column method instead of counting. In everyday life, a team that works efficiently finishes fast without fuss. Phrases: «work efficiently», «use energy efficiently», «run efficiently».

### examples

- She tidied her room quickly and efficiently. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/efficiently/#x1)
- LED bulbs use electricity more efficiently than old bulbs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/efficiently/#x2)
- Use the column method to add the numbers efficiently. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/efficiently/#x3)
- The team worked efficiently and finished early. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/efficiently/#x4)
- The new boiler heats the house more efficiently. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/efficiently/#x5)
- Bees collect nectar very efficiently. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/efficiently/#x6)

### note

Adverb from «efficient»; noun: efficiency. Trap: «efficiently» (no waste) is not the same as «effectively» (it works). Spelling: «-cie-», like «sufficient».

### Trees and pragmatics

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