silently
US /ˈsaɪləntli/
adverb Target · B2 Đời sống hằng ngày
Definition
without speaking
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The audience listened silently as the speaker described the new project.
Word Family
Synonyms
- quietlywith low volume
- wordlesslywithout speaking
- mutelywithout speaking
Collocations
- Easy sit silentlyto sit silently, meaning to be seated
- Medium approve silentlyto approve silently, meaning to give sanction to
- Hard weep silentlyto weep silently, meaning to shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
- Very Hard suffer silently under duressto suffer silently under duress, meaning to undergo or be subjected to
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