Highly — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect

at a high rate or wage

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈɑːtfʊt/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈaɪli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈaɪli/

2 syllables Say it as /hˈɑːtfʊt/.

Examples

highly successful
He spoke highly of her
does not think highly of his writing

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

extremely

Parts of Speech

adverb	to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect “highly successful”
adverb	at a high rate or wage “highly paid workers”
adverb	in a high position or level or rank “details known by only a few highly placed persons”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

hoch

in hohem Maße oder Ausmaß; wohlwollend oder mit großem Respekt

🇫🇷French

très

à un degré élevé ou dans une large mesure ; favorablement ou avec beaucoup de respect

🇪🇸Spanish

muy

en un alto grado o extensión; favorablemente o con mucho respeto

🇮🇹Italian

altamente

in un alto grado o misura; favorevolmente o con molto rispetto

🇳🇱Dutch

zeer

in hoge mate of mate; gunstig of met veel respect

🇵🇹Portuguese

altamente

em alto grau ou extensão; favoravelmente ou com muito respeito

🇷🇺Russian

высоко

в высокой степени или степени; благосклонно или с большим уважением

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अत्यधिक

उच्च स्तर या हद तक; अनुकूलतापूर्वक या बहुत सम्मान के साथ

🇧🇩Bengali

অত্যন্ত

একটি উচ্চ ডিগ্রি বা পরিমাণে; অনুকূলভাবে বা অনেক সম্মানের সাথে

🇮🇳Tamil

மிகவும்

அதிக அளவு அல்லது அளவிற்கு; சாதகமாக அல்லது அதிக மரியாதையுடன்

🇮🇳Telugu

అత్యంత

అధిక స్థాయి లేదా మేరకు; అనుకూలంగా లేదా చాలా గౌరవంతో

🇮🇳Marathi

अत्यंत

उच्च पदवी किंवा मर्यादेपर्यंत; अनुकूलपणे किंवा खूप आदराने

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખૂબ

ઉચ્ચ ડિગ્રી અથવા હદ સુધી; અનુકૂળ અથવા ખૂબ આદર સાથે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೆಚ್ಚು

ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಮಟ್ಟಕ್ಕೆ ಅಥವಾ ಮಟ್ಟಿಗೆ; ಅನುಕೂಲಕರವಾಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಗೌರವದಿಂದ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വളരെ

ഉയർന്ന അളവിലോ പരിധിയിലോ; അനുകൂലമായി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വളരെ ബഹുമാനത്തോടെ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਹੁਤ ਜ਼ਿਆਦਾ

ਇੱਕ ਉੱਚ ਡਿਗਰੀ ਜਾਂ ਹੱਦ ਤੱਕ; ਅਨੁਕੂਲ ਜਾਂ ਬਹੁਤ ਸਤਿਕਾਰ ਨਾਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

انتہائی

ایک اعلی ڈگری یا حد تک؛ موافق یا بہت احترام کے ساتھ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

高度

达到较高程度或程度；有利或非常尊重

🇯🇵Japanese

非常に

高度または程度まで;好意的に、または大いに敬意を表して

🇰🇷Korean

고도로

어느 정도; 호의적으로 또는 많은 존경심을 가지고

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đánh giá cao

ở mức độ hoặc mức độ cao; thuận lợi hoặc với nhiều sự tôn trọng

🇹🇭Thai

สูง

ในระดับสูงหรือขอบเขต; ในทางดีหรือด้วยความเคารพอย่างสูง

🇮🇩Indonesian

sangat

pada tingkat atau batas yang tinggi; dengan baik atau dengan penuh rasa hormat

🇵🇭Filipino

mataas

sa isang mataas na antas o lawak; pabor o may labis na paggalang

🇲🇾Malay

sangat

ke tahap atau tahap yang tinggi; dengan baik atau dengan penuh hormat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

للغاية

بدرجة أو إلى حد كبير؛ بإيجابية أو مع الكثير من الاحترام

🇮🇷Persian

بسیار

به درجه یا میزان بالا؛ مطلوب یا با احترام زیاد

🇹🇷Turkish

son derece

yüksek derecede veya ölçüde; olumlu veya büyük saygıyla

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְאוֹד

במידה או במידה גבוהה; בחיוב או בכבוד רב

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The primary meaning of 'highly' is 'to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect'.

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