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# naturally

«naturally» in Mova's school dictionary: **In a natural way, without people making or changing it:…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adverb (naturally)

### meaning for a pupil

1) In a natural way, without people making or changing it: «naturally sweet». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/naturally/#m1)

2) Of course; as you would expect: «Naturally, she was happy». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/naturally/#m2)

3) Easily, without trying hard: «Swimming comes naturally to him». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/naturally/#m3)

4) Relaxed and normal: «Just act naturally». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/naturally/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In science lessons: materials and things that are «naturally occurring» (wood, wool, rock, honey) are not made by people; some foods are «naturally sweet». In stories it means «of course». In talk about talents: «comes naturally», «a naturally good runner».

### examples

- Honey is naturally sweet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/naturally/#x1)
- Wool is a naturally warm material. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/naturally/#x2)
- Naturally, we were excited about the trip. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/naturally/#x3)
- Singing comes naturally to my sister. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/naturally/#x4)
- Just smile and act naturally for the photo. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/naturally/#x5)
- Some rivers are naturally salty. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/naturally/#x6)
- My hair is naturally curly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/naturally/#x7)
- Naturally they began to talk about the bronze ring. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/naturally/#x8)

### note

Spelling: «natural» + «-ly» = «naturally» (double l). «Naturally» meaning «of course» usually stands at the start of a sentence with a comma. «Natural» on a food label does not always mean healthy.

### In the corpora

- [Great apes do not swim naturally and can drown, so zoos use water moats around ape islands.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/85-ape-house-orangutans-gibbons-bonobos/11/)
- [Wild animals stop behaving naturally when they see or smell people, so film-makers hide.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/394-how-nature-documentaries-are-made-hides-camera-traps-drones-and-years-of-waiting/2/)
- [Some spring water is naturally fizzy, because the water picked up gas underground.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chemistry/19-fizzy-drinks-mentos-and-cola/17/)
- [Many medicines are naturally bitter, so makers add sweet flavours for children.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/17-how-medicines-work/12/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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