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# neatly

«neatly» in Mova's school dictionary: **in a tidy, careful way, with everything in order** — 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 (neatly, more neatly)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Neatly means in a tidy, careful way, with everything in order. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neatly/#m1)

2) Neatly can mean cleverly and skilfully, with no fuss, like a problem neatly solved. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neatly/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In school: «write neatly», «fold your clothes neatly», «set out your working neatly» — neat layout in maths helps you and the teacher see each step and spot mistakes (line up digits in columns). In everyday life: neatly made beds, neatly packed bags. Phrases: «write neatly», «neatly folded», «neatly dressed», «fit neatly».

### examples

- Please write neatly in your book. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neatly/#x1)
- She folded her clothes neatly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neatly/#x2)
- Line up the numbers neatly in columns before you add. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neatly/#x3)
- The books were stacked neatly on the shelf. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neatly/#x4)
- He was neatly dressed for the photo. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neatly/#x5)
- The puzzle piece fitted neatly into place. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neatly/#x6)
- The cat neatly jumped onto the wall. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neatly/#x7)
- Tidy your desk neatly before you go home. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neatly/#x8)
- No six men could have divided the herd so neatly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neatly/#x9)

### note

Adjective: «neat» (a neat bedroom); noun: «neatness». Opposite: «messily, untidily». In US slang «neat» can also mean «cool, great».

### In the corpora

- [Then he heaves a long, long sigh, flattens his hair down neatly, and goes quietly downstairs to his guests.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/73-willows-ch12-part4-an-altered-toad/1/)
- [At a funeral you dress neatly, stay quiet and follow the family's lead.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/224-quiet-places-and-solemn-moments/14/)
- [At a funeral or memorial, dress neatly, stay quiet and follow the family's lead, because people are sad.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/297-calls-visits-thank-yous-and-quiet-places/23/)
- [He said sorry, paid for a new book from his pocket money and copied his work neatly into it.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/361-crayons-fridges-paper-planes-and-a-stolen-bike/4/)
- [A smooth shiny surface like a mirror reflects light neatly, so we see a clear picture in it.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/world/53-light/6/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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