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# highly

«highly» in Mova's school dictionary: **very or very much: highly dangerous, highly unlikely** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adverb (highly)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Highly means very or very much: highly dangerous, highly unlikely. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/highly/#m1)

2) Highly means with great respect or praise: «think highly of someone». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/highly/#m2)

3) Highly means at a high level, rank or amount: highly paid, highly skilled. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/highly/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In safety, labels say «highly flammable» or «highly toxic» — keep away. In maths and probability, «highly likely» means very probable, «highly unlikely» means almost impossible. In everyday talk «I highly recommend this book» means you strongly suggest it. Phrases: «highly likely/unlikely», «think highly of», «speak highly of», «highly recommend», «highly skilled».

### examples

- That spray is highly flammable — keep it away from fire. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/highly/#x1)
- It is highly unlikely to snow in summer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/highly/#x2)
- My teacher thinks highly of your work. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/highly/#x3)
- I highly recommend this book. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/highly/#x4)
- Surgeons are highly skilled. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/highly/#x5)
- Some snakes are highly poisonous. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/highly/#x6)
- It is highly likely we will win. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/highly/#x7)
- Everyone speaks highly of the new coach. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/highly/#x8)

### note

Trap: «highly» usually means «very», not «at a great height». For height use «high»: «The kite flew high» (not «highly»). «Highly» goes before adjectives: highly dangerous, highly likely.

### In the corpora

- [In the UK people value queuing highly and get upset about queue-jumping.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/223-queues-taking-turns-and-interrupting/9/)
- [Great is the LORD, and highly to be praised, in the city of our God, His holy mountain,](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.782/)
- [For great is the LORD, and highly to be praised; He is to be feared above all gods.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.1715/)
- [Great is the LORD, and highly to be praised; and His greatness is unsearchable.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.2618/)
- [For great is the LORD, and highly to be praised; He also is to be feared above all gods.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/1CH.646/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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