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# strangely

«strangely» in Mova's school dictionary: **In an unusual or surprising way** — 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 (strangely, more strangely)

### meaning for a pupil

1) In an unusual or surprising way. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strangely/#m1)

2) (at the start of a sentence) Surprisingly, it is odd that. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strangely/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In stories, «strangely» signals that something mysterious or unexpected is happening and makes the reader curious; in safety lessons, if someone is behaving strangely or asking you strange things, tell a trusted adult. In science, a result that came out strangely needs checking. Phrases: «behave strangely», «strangely quiet», «strangely enough».

### examples

- The house was strangely quiet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strangely/#x1)
- The dog was behaving strangely before the storm. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strangely/#x2)
- Strangely, the cake didn't rise at all. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strangely/#x3)
- Strangely enough, the lost key was in the fridge. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strangely/#x4)
- He looked at me strangely. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strangely/#x5)
- If an adult acts strangely online, tell your parents. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strangely/#x6)
- The clock had strangely stopped at midnight. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strangely/#x7)
- The plant grew strangely towards the window. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strangely/#x8)
- Strangely, it was not in the water that they met. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strangely/#x9)

### note

Adjective: «strange»; a person you don't know is a «stranger». «Strangely» describes the way; «strange» describes the thing: «a strange noise», «it moved strangely».

### In the corpora

- [No birds sing, everything is strangely still, and the roses and meadow-sweet look brighter than ever before.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/50-willows-ch7-part2-the-piper/2/)
- ["Has a screw loose" means is a bit mad or acts strangely.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/36-dim-and-round-the-bend/12/)
- [An adult who is very angry, shouting or acting strangely may be unsafe to be near.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/14-faces-and-voices/18/)
- [Pets need a vet for check-ups, vaccinations and whenever they seem ill, hurt, stop eating or act strangely.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/27-caring-for-pets/3/)
- [A pet that stops eating or acts strangely may be ill and should see a vet.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/27-caring-for-pets/16/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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