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# openly

«openly» in Mova's school dictionary: **in a way that everyone can see or hear, not secretly** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adverb

### meaning for a pupil

1) Openly means in a way that everyone can see or hear, not secretly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/openly/#m1)

2) Openly means honestly, without hiding your feelings or thoughts. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/openly/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life and stories it tells the reader that someone is not hiding: «she laughed openly», «he openly admitted it». In lessons about feelings and safety pupils are told to talk openly to a trusted adult. Phrases: «talk openly», «openly admit», «openly disagree».

### examples

- She talked openly about her worries. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/openly/#x1)
- He openly admitted he broke the vase. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/openly/#x2)
- The children laughed openly at the joke. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/openly/#x3)
- You can speak openly to your teacher. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/openly/#x4)
- They openly disagreed in front of the class. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/openly/#x5)
- The fox walked openly across the field in daylight. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/openly/#x6)
- Talk openly with your family about online safety. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/openly/#x7)
- The twins openly shared their sweets. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/openly/#x8)
- Now the Bat family had not openly joined either side. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/openly/#x9)

### note

Adverb from «open» + -ly. Opposite: secretly. Do not confuse with «open» as a verb or adjective. Usually goes before the verb («openly admitted») or after it («spoke openly»).

### In the corpora

- [If something makes you curious or worried, ask the person openly.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/356-peeking-at-presents-diaries-and-letters/14/)
- [The number is unknown and disputed, the government says it restored order, and the event is not openly discussed in mainland China.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/history/59-china-modern-china-space-and-contested-topics/21/)
- ["Lowkey" means a bit or secretly; "highkey" means very or openly.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/language/17-slang-and-how-it-changes-with-every-generation/12/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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