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Firmly

adverb/fˈɜːmli/
Definition
with resolute determination
in a secure manner; in a manner free from danger
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/fˈɜːmli/
🇬🇧British English
/fˈɜːmli/
🇮🇳Indian English
/fˈɜːmli/
2 syllables Say it as /fˈɜːmli/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
adverbwith resolute determination
“we firmly believed it”
adverbin a secure manner; in a manner free from danger
“she held the child securely”
adverbwith firmness
“held hard to the railing”
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
fest
mit entschlossener Entschlossenheit
🇫🇷French
fermement
avec une détermination résolue
🇪🇸Spanish
firmemente
con determinación decidida
🇮🇹Italian
fermamente
con risoluta determinazione
🇳🇱Dutch
stevig
met vastberadenheid
🇵🇹Portuguese
firmemente
com determinação resoluta
🇷🇺Russian
твердо
с решительной решимостью
India
🇮🇳Hindi
दृढ़ता से
दृढ़ संकल्प के साथ
🇧🇩Bengali
দৃঢ়ভাবে
দৃঢ় সংকল্পের সাথে
🇮🇳Tamil
உறுதியாக
உறுதியான உறுதியுடன்
🇮🇳Telugu
దృఢంగా
దృఢ సంకల్పంతో
🇮🇳Marathi
घट्टपणे
दृढ निश्चयाने
🇮🇳Gujarati
નિશ્ચિતપણે
દ્રઢ નિશ્ચય સાથે
🇮🇳Kannada
ದೃಢವಾಗಿ
ದೃಢ ಸಂಕಲ್ಪದೊಂದಿಗೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ഉറച്ചു
ദൃഢനിശ്ചയത്തോടെ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਮਜ਼ਬੂਤੀ ਨਾਲ
ਦ੍ਰਿੜ ਇਰਾਦੇ ਨਾਲ
🇵🇰Urdu
مضبوطی سے
پختہ عزم کے ساتھ
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
牢牢
坚决地
🇯🇵Japanese
しっかりと
毅然とした決意をもって
🇰🇷Korean
단단히
단호한 결심으로
🇻🇳Vietnamese
vững chắc
với quyết tâm kiên quyết
🇹🇭Thai
อย่างมั่นคง
ด้วยความมุ่งมั่นอันแน่วแน่
🇮🇩Indonesian
dengan tegas
dengan tekad yang bulat
🇵🇭Filipino
matatag
may determinasyong determinasyon
🇲🇾Malay
dengan tegas
dengan tekad yang tegas
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
بحزم
بعزم حازم
🇮🇷Persian
محکم
با عزم قاطع
🇹🇷Turkish
sıkıca
kararlı bir kararlılıkla
🇮🇱Hebrew
בְּתוֹקֶף
בנחישות נחרצת
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'firmly'?
The primary meaning of 'firmly' is 'with resolute determination'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'firmly' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'firmly' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'firmly' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'firmly' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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