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# loosely

«loosely» in Mova's school dictionary: **Not tightly: «Tie the rope loosely»** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adverb (loosely, more loosely)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Not tightly: «Tie the rope loosely». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loosely/#m1)

2) Not exactly or strictly; in a general way: «The film is loosely based on a true story». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loosely/#m2)

3) Not firmly joined or organised: «a loosely connected group». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loosely/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life and first aid: bandages and clothes can be worn loosely so blood can flow. In reading: «loosely based on» tells you a story is only partly true. Translations or definitions can be «loosely» right — roughly, not exactly.

### examples

- Tie the bandage loosely, not too tight. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loosely/#x1)
- The film is loosely based on a real event. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loosely/#x2)
- Her scarf hung loosely around her neck. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loosely/#x3)
- The word can be loosely translated as "hello". [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loosely/#x4)
- Hold the bird loosely in your hands. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loosely/#x5)
- The shelves were loosely screwed to the wall. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loosely/#x6)
- The ground was trodden into a deep groove beneath the loosely drawn rawhide rope. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/loosely/#x7)

### note

Adverb from «loose» + «-ly». Do not confuse «loose» (not tight, rhymes with goose) with «lose» (to not have any more). «Loosely» is about how something is held or how exact it is.

### In the corpora

- [Burns are cooled under cool running water for 20 minutes, then covered loosely with cling film or a clean dressing.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/6-burns-sunburn-and-stings/5/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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