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# kindly

«kindly» in Mova's school dictionary: **in a kind, gentle and caring way: «She smiled kindly»** — 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 (kindly); adjective (kindly, kindlier, kindliest)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Kindly means in a kind, gentle and caring way: «She smiled kindly». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kindly/#m1)

2) «Kindly» is a formal way to say «please»: «Kindly close the door». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kindly/#m2)

3) As an adjective, kindly means kind and friendly: «a kindly old man». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kindly/#m3)

4) «Not take kindly to» means not like something. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kindly/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life and stories, «kindly» describes caring actions: helping, sharing, speaking gently. In notices and letters, «kindly» means please, sometimes sounding strict: «Kindly keep off the grass». Phrases: «thank you kindly», «treat kindly».

### examples

- She kindly helped me carry my bags. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kindly/#x1)
- The nurse spoke kindly to the frightened boy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kindly/#x2)
- Kindly wait here. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kindly/#x3)
- Treat animals kindly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kindly/#x4)
- He kindly lent me his pencil. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kindly/#x5)
- The kindly old lady gave us apples. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kindly/#x6)
- The cat did not take kindly to the new puppy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kindly/#x7)
- Thank you kindly for the present. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kindly/#x8)
- "Approach, my son," he said kindly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/K/kindly/#x9)

### note

«Kindly» can be an adverb or an adjective. As «please», it can sound cross: «Kindly stop talking!» The noun «kindness» is about the quality of being kind.

### In the corpora

- [Children can notice it kindly, laugh about it together and sometimes help everyone keep the rules.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/29-screens-diets-sofas-and-late-nights/4/)
- [Laughing kindly with someone who tripped is fine; laughing at them makes their embarrassment worse.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/36-big-feelings-in-big-people/17/)
- [Asking kindly, "Does it hurt?" gives an older person a chance to be honest.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/37-sorry-white-lies-and-because-i-said-so/17/)
- [Telling a grown-up kindly about a little brother's copied homework helps him learn.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/11-school-rules-honesty-and-wrong-accusations/19/)
- [The Mole is so touched he cries a little, and the Rat kindly looks the other way.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/28-willows-ch1-part4-sploosh/11/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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