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(haɪli)
1. adverb [ADVERB adjective]
Highly is used before some adjectives to mean 'very'.
Mr Singh was a highly successful civil engineer.
It seems highly unlikely that she ever existed.
...the highly controversial nuclear energy programme.
Synonyms: extremely, very, greatly, seriously [informal] More Synonyms of highly
2. adverb [ADVERB -ed]
You use highly to indicate that someone has an important position in an organization or set of people.
...a highly placed government advisor.
...highly ranked soccer teams.
3. adverb [ADVERB -ed]
If someone is highly paid, they receive a large salary.
He was the most highly paid member of staff.
4. adverb [ADVERB after verb, ADVERB -ed]
If you think highly of something or someone, you think they are very good indeed.
Daphne and Michael thought highly of the school.
...one of the most highly regarded chefs in the French capital.
Synonyms: favourably, well, warmly, enthusiastically More Synonyms of highly

highly in British English

(ˈhaɪlɪ)
adverb
1. 
(intensifier)
highly pleased
highly disappointed
2. 
with great approbation or favour
we spoke highly of it
3. 
in a high position
placed highly in class
4. 
at or for a high price or cost

highly in American English

(ˈhaɪli)
adverb
1.  Rare
in or to a high place
2. 
in a high office or rank
3. 
in or to a high degree; very much; very; extremely
4. 
with high approval or esteem; favorably
5. 
at a high level, wage, etc.

Examples of 'highly' in a sentence
highly

It is highly unlikely that the island will become habitable for overnight tourists in the near future.
Smithsonian Mag (2017)
As such it is highly controversial.
Computing (2010)
Such a swing is highly unlikely.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It is a highly competitive world, with only four participants of any size.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Then it's highly unlikely to be cancer.
The Sun (2016)
We are all highly competitive people but if you take it too seriously you don't perform as well.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
On the other is a video games executive behind the highly successful Candy Crush series.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
The menu is extensive as they are, in culinary terms, highly competitive.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Do you want a role where you feel good about what you do, or a highly paid one that's also easy?
The Sun (2017)
Most of us will acknowledge that we are indeed highly susceptible.
Christianity Today (2000)
Winning a place on the programme is highly competitive.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
To have one highly successful career would be enough for most.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
It is highly unlikely that you are one of them.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The use and exchange of this data is highly controversial.
The Times Literary Supplement (2010)
It is obvious that this way of thinking is highly conducive to a resentful frame of mind.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
He himself discovers something highly unexpected about his own mother.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
If you can spot and invest in those disruptive businesses early it can be highly successful.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
 Indeed it is highly desirable that any company remain flexible and practice doing something new and different.
Peter F. Drucker MANAGEMENT: task, responsibilities, practices (1974)
Being highly competitive usually ends up bringing out the worst in people rather than the best.
Atkinson, Jacqueline M Coping with Stress at Work (1988)
In my view that is highly unlikely.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
It was hardly surprising that some parts of it proved highly controversial.
Brown, Muriel & Payne Sarah Introduction to Social Administration in Britain (1990)
He is a highly successful businessman and a competent administrator.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Avoid highly competitive sport which may incite you to do more than is comfortable.
Wallace, Louise M & Bundy, Christine Coping with Angina (1990)
The very quiet adolescent may not necessarily be weathering this phase better than the highly disruptive one.
Knowles, Jane Know Your Own Mind (1991)
But shareholders are highly unlikely to be so reckless.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Her theory was highly controversial but she stuck to until it won mainstream acceptance.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
He said that the family were highly respected and hard-working.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The fans did not think highly of him because they didn't know how poorly he was.
The Sun (2010)
If something is highly negatively charged from the past, that often drives future behaviour.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
As it all comes together, it is a highly emotional finale indeed.
The Sun (2014)
Saturn contacts the moon, giving you a confidence boost as you discover people think highly of you.
The Sun (2010)

In other languages
highly

British English: highly ADVERB
Highly is used before some adjectives to mean 'very'.
He was a highly successful salesman.
  • American English: highly
  • Brazilian Portuguese: muito
  • Chinese: 非常
  • European Spanish: sumamente
  • French: extrêmement
  • German: sehr
  • Italian: molto
  • Japanese: 非常に
  • Korean: 매우
  • European Portuguese: muito
  • Latin American Spanish: sumamente

All related terms of 'highly'

highly paid
that receives a large salary
highly rated
generally considered to be of high quality
highly strung
If someone is highly strung , they are very nervous and easily upset.
highly charged
something which is highly charged, such as a situation, is extremely tense and emotional , and likely to make people have very strong reactions
highly trained
that has received a lot of academic or physical training
to speak well of someone to speak highly of someone to speak ill of someone
If you speak well of someone or speak highly of someone, you say good things about them. If you speak ill of someone, you criticize them.
speak well/highly of sb to speak ill of someone
If you speak well of someone or speak highly of someone, you say good things about them. If you speak ill of someone, you criticize them.

Chinese translation of 'highly'

highly

(ˈhaɪlɪ)

adv

  1. (= extremely) [unlikely, critical, confidential, successful] 非常 (fēicháng)
    highly paid 高薪 (gāoxīn)
    highly skilled [person] 技巧非常熟练(練)的 (jìqiǎo fēicháng shúliàn de) [job] 熟练(練) (shúliàn)
    to speak/think highly of sb 赞(讚)扬(揚)/尊重某人 (zànyáng/zūnzhòng mǒurén)
    to be highly regarded or thought of 备受尊重的 (bèishòu zūnzhòng de)

All related terms of 'highly'

highly paid
高薪 gāoxīn
highly skilled
( person ) 技巧非常熟练(練)的 jìqiǎo fēicháng shúliàn de
to rate sb/sth highly
给(給)某人/某事物高度评(評)价(價) gěi mǒurén/mǒu shìwù gāodù píngjià
to think highly of sb
看重某人 kànzhòng mǒurén
to speak well or highly of sb
赞(讚)扬(揚)某人 zànyáng mǒurén
to speak/think highly of sb
赞(讚)扬(揚)/尊重某人 zànyáng/zūnzhòng mǒurén
to be highly regarded or thought of
备受尊重的 bèishòu zūnzhòng de
1 (adverb) 
Definition
extremely
He was a highly successful entrepreneur.
Synonyms
extremely
The taste of bitterness is an extremely common feature of herbal remedies.
very
I am very grateful to you for all your help.
greatly
People would benefit greatly from a pollution-free vehicle.
seriously (informal)
one of the first seriously wealthy rock-star landowners
vastly
exceptionally
exceptionally heavy rainfall
extraordinarily
immensely
Wind surfing can be immensely exciting.
decidedly
tremendously
supremely
eminently
His family was eminently respectable.
2 (adverb) 
Definition
towards the top of a scale of importance, admiration, or respect
one of the most highly regarded chefs in the French capital
Synonyms
favourably
She responded favourably to my suggestions.
well
He speaks very well of you.
warmly
enthusiastically
approvingly
appreciatively

Additional synonyms

in the sense of eminently
Definition
extremely
His family was eminently respectable.
Synonyms
extremely,
very,
highly,
greatly,
particularly,
seriously (informal),
signally,
well,
notably,
remarkably,
positively,
exceptionally,
exceedingly,
prominently,
strikingly,
supremely,
conspicuously,
outstandingly,
surpassingly
in the sense of exceptionally
exceptionally heavy rainfall
Synonyms
unusually,
very,
particularly,
surprisingly,
strangely,
seriously (informal),
extremely,
remarkably,
unexpectedly,
peculiarly,
to the nth degree
in the sense of greatly
People would benefit greatly from a pollution-free vehicle.
Synonyms
very much,
much,
hugely,
vastly,
extremely,
highly,
seriously (informal),
notably,
considerably,
remarkably,
enormously,
immensely,
tremendously,
markedly,
powerfully,
exceedingly,
mightily,
abundantly,
by much,
by leaps and bounds,
to the nth degree

Synonyms of 'highly'

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