You use easily to emphasize that something is very likely to happen, or is very likely to be true.
[emphasis]
It could easily be another year before the economy starts to show some improvement.
...an ancient barn that is easily the length of two tennis courts.
Synonyms: without a doubt, clearly, surely, certainly More Synonyms of easily
2. adverb [ADVERB after verb]
You use easily to say that something happens more quickly or more often than is usual or normal.
He had always cried very easily.
They have nightmares, they startle easily.
3. See also easy
easily in British English
(ˈiːzɪlɪ)
adverb
1.
with ease; without difficulty or exertion
2.
by far; beyond question; undoubtedly
she is easily the best in the contest
3.
probably; almost certainly
he may easily come first
▶ USAGE See note at easy
easily in American English
(ˈizəli)
adverb
1.
in an easy manner; with little or no difficulty, discomfort, awkwardness, etc.
2.
without a doubt; by far
easily the best of the lot
3.
very likely
it may easily snow again before spring
Word origin
ME esili
Examples of 'easily' in a sentence
easily
There are lots of easily accessible beaches nearby.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
We think this could easily become a daytime classic.
The Sun (2016)
It could all too easily happen again.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The night was so clear that she was seen quite easily.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Big ideas and actions come so easily and you can really make a difference.
The Sun (2016)
Most importantly they are easily accessible and backed by the Treasury.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It glided on to my skin quickly and easily and I just used cotton wool to remove it.
The Sun (2016)
Looking back, I still remain astounded that it all came together so quickly and easily.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The recognition that Illinois and Indiana may easily decide this election and the impossibility of saying which way they will go have produced intense activity.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Bosses today are hostages to the minuscule attention span of modern society, where fans get bored easily and often want change for change's sake.
The Sun (2016)
Your perfect partner makes you laugh easily and often.
The Sun (2013)
Viewers who are easily upset may wish to give the first five minutes a miss.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
What are the natural abilities that have always come easily for you?
Christianity Today (2000)
The auditorium can be quickly and easily reshaped into a concert hall.
Susie Gilbert and Jay Shir A TALE OF FOUR HOUSES: Opera at Covent Garden, La Scala, Vienna and the Met since1945 (2003)
This smelled of honey but could tell the oats were in easily without which some often do.
The Sun (2015)
This means that their policies would become more easily negotiable and practical.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Those things can happen and can happen very easily.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
We could have had nine points quite easily in the past week and we ended with two.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
They are no longer certain that victory will come so easily and so soon.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Is there anywhere suitable that is easily accessible by train and not extremely expensive?
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Employers will know fathers may just as easily take many months off work as mothers.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Friendship was important to him but it did not always come easily.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Potentially more quickly and easily than corporations could do.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It is such a gentle and unassuming comedy that it could easily have disappeared without trace.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
This big home can so easily become two homes.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
This happens more easily than one might think.
Geoffrey A. Moore LIVING ON THE FAULT LINE, REVISED EDITION (2002)
They can fit working as an escort whilst they study at university quite easily.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The skill comes more easily and quickly.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The flight or fight reaction turns on more easily and more often.
Hambly, Dr Kenneth Banish Anxiety - how to stop worrying and take charge of your life (1991)
But that can obviously cause serious conflicts which may not be easily resolved.
The Sun (2012)
Under the right conditions, the bastions of class were always quite easily breached.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
In other languages
easily
British English: easily /ˈiːzɪlɪ/ ADVERB
You use easily to emphasize that something is very likely to happen, or is certainly true.
The cost could easily be three times that amount.
American English: easily
Arabic: بِسُهُولَة
Brazilian Portuguese: facilmente
Chinese: 容易地
Croatian: lako
Czech: snadno
Danish: let
Dutch: gemakkelijk
European Spanish: fácilmente
Finnish: helposti
French: facilement
German: leicht
Greek: εύκολα
Italian: facilmente
Japanese: 容易に
Korean: 쉽게
Norwegian: lett
Polish: łatwo
European Portuguese: facilmente
Romanian: lejer
Russian: легко
Latin American Spanish: fácilmente
Swedish: enkelt lättfattligt
Thai: อย่างสะดวก
Turkish: kolaylıkla
Ukrainian: легко
Vietnamese: dễ dàng
Chinese translation of 'easily'
easily
(ˈiːzɪlɪ)
adv
(= without difficulty) 不费(費)力地 (bù fèilì de)
(for emphasis) 很可能 (hěn kěnéng)
(= quickly) 容易地 (róngyì de)
(= in a relaxed way) 从(從)容自在地 (cóngróng zìzài de)
1 (adverb)
Definition
without doubt
It could easily be another year before we see any change.
Synonyms
without a doubt
clearly
He clearly believes that he is in the right.
surely
She knew that with enough dedication and work she would surely pass the course.
certainly
I'll certainly do all I can to help.
obviously
She's obviously cleverer than I am.
definitely
Something should definitely be done about him.
plainly
The judge's conclusion was plainly wrong.
absolutely
`It's worrying, isn't it?' `Absolutely.'
undoubtedly
He is undoubtedly a great player
unquestionably
undeniably
unequivocally
far and away
indisputably
beyond question
Witnesses prove beyond question that contact was made.
indubitably
doubtlessly
2 (adverb)
Definition
without difficulty
Wear clothes you can remove easily.
Synonyms
without difficulty
smoothly
readily
I don't readily make friends.
comfortably
effortlessly
simply
with ease
Priti was capable of passing her exams with ease.
straightforwardly
without trouble
standing on your head
with your eyes closed or shut
Additional synonyms
in the sense of absolutely
`It's worrying, isn't it?' `Absolutely.'
Synonyms
definitely,
surely,
certainly,
clearly,
obviously,
plainly,
truly,
precisely,
exactly,
genuinely,
positively,
decidedly,
decisively,
without doubt,
unquestionably,
undeniably,
categorically,
without question,
unequivocally,
conclusively,
unambiguously,
beyond any doubt,
infallibly
in the sense of beyond question
Definition
beyond (any) doubt
Witnesses prove beyond question that contact was made.