quietly
US /ˈkwaɪətli/
adverb Target · B2 Đời sống hằng ngày
Definition
with low volume
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
Please close the door quietly because a meeting is in progress.
Word Family
Synonyms
- silentlywithout speaking
- softlywith low volume
Collocations
- Easy speak quietlyto speak quietly, meaning to express in speech
- Medium leave the conference room quietlyto leave the conference room quietly, meaning to go away from a place
- Hard work quietly behind the scenesto work quietly behind the scenes, meaning to exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
- Very Hard quietly confident in their abilitiesdescribing quietly confident in their abilities (with low volume)
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