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# modestly

«modestly» in Mova's school dictionary: **Without boasting about your own skills or successes: she…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adverb

### meaning for a pupil

1) Without boasting about your own skills or successes: she smiled modestly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/modestly/#m1)

2) Not much; to a small or fair amount: prices rose modestly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/modestly/#m2)

3) In a way that does not show much of the body: dressed modestly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/modestly/#m3)

4) Simply, not expensively: they live modestly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/modestly/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In stories «modestly» describes a humble hero who doesn't show off. In news and maths-type talk, «modestly» means a small change: «sales grew modestly». In everyday life it can describe simple living or clothing. Phrases: live modestly, modestly priced, modestly dressed.

### examples

- «It was nothing,» she said modestly, after scoring three goals. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/modestly/#x1)
- The house was modestly furnished. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/modestly/#x2)
- Prices rose modestly this year. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/modestly/#x3)
- He modestly thanked his team for the win. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/modestly/#x4)
- The family lived modestly on a small farm. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/modestly/#x5)
- She dressed modestly for the visit to the temple. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/modestly/#x6)
- Modestly priced snacks are on sale at the fair. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/modestly/#x7)

### note

Adverb of «modest». Noun: modesty. In maths reports «rose modestly» means a small increase, not a large one. Opposite in sense 1: boastfully.

### Trees and pragmatics

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