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# reasonably

«reasonably» in Mova's school dictionary: **Fairly or quite, but not very: The test was reasonably easy** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adverb (reasonably)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Fairly or quite, but not very: The test was reasonably easy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reasonably/#m1)

2) In a sensible, fair or calm way: Please behave reasonably. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reasonably/#m2)

3) (of prices) Not too expensive: reasonably priced. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reasonably/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life «reasonably priced» means a fair price; in maths estimates «reasonably close» means near enough to be a sensible answer — always check your answer is reasonable. In stories adults ask children to act reasonably. In formal and exam voice: «It can reasonably be expected that…». Phrases: «reasonably good», «reasonably priced», «act reasonably», «reasonably sure».

### examples

- The film was reasonably good. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reasonably/#x1)
- Shoes at $20 are reasonably priced. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reasonably/#x2)
- I'm reasonably sure the answer is 48. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reasonably/#x3)
- Please discuss it reasonably, without shouting. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reasonably/#x4)
- An estimate of 300 is reasonably close to 298. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reasonably/#x5)
- The weather was reasonably warm for a picnic. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reasonably/#x6)
- You can reasonably expect rain in the hills. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reasonably/#x7)
- She behaved very reasonably about losing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/reasonably/#x8)

### note

From «reasonable» + «-ly» (drop the e: reasonabl-y). Two main ideas: «quite» and «sensibly». Similar: fairly, rather, sensibly. In estimation, a reasonable answer is close to the real one.

### Trees and pragmatics

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