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safely

(seɪfli)
1. adverb [usually ADVERB with verb]
If something is done safely, it is done in a way that makes it unlikely that anyone will be harmed.
The waste is safely locked away until it is no longer radioactive.
'Drive safely,' he said and waved goodbye.
More people will be doing the work with proper supervision and thus, more safely.
Synonyms: in safety, securely, with impunity, without risk More Synonyms of safely
2. adverb [usually ADVERB with verb]
You also use safely to say that there is no risk of a situation being changed.
Once events are safely in the past, this idea seems to become less alarming.
The number two seed is safely through to the second round of the tournament.
3.  See also safe

Examples of 'safely' in a sentence
safely

To that list we can now safely add sports retailing.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
They had trusted me to get them safely out of the situation.
Jan Fennell, Foreword by Monty Roberts THE DOG LISTENER: Learning the Language of your Best Friend (2002)
They have to prove that they can keep them safely locked away in a special metal box.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The aircraft also helped to safely steer in a rescue team.
The Sun (2011)
One arrived safely but the other two have disappeared from the face of the earth.
The Sun (2009)
We need more research into how to dispose of waste safely.
The Sun (2006)
Getting round safely will be his number one ambition.
The Sun (2014)
The public can now sleep safely in their beds.
The Sun (2014)
He was always amazed to get back safely himself.
Len Deighton Bomber
The said file is now safely tucked away in our records here.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Her runaway pet was also safely recovered.
The Sun (2011)
How much can a pastor safely say about a potentially disruptive nominee?
Christianity Today (2000)
But at the end of the day we just wanted to get him out safely.
The Sun (2012)
The pilot did an amazing job to get away and land safely.
The Sun (2008)
How do you safely dispose of waste that will remain deadly for 100,000 years?
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Living safely also works, in its own way.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
 Now they are safely back, they can reflect that things might have been a great deal worse.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Has safely got round three times in this race with his 2010 fourth place the pick of those efforts.
The Sun (2013)

In other languages
safely

British English: safely ADVERB
If something is done safely, it is done in a way that makes it unlikely that anyone will be harmed.
The waste is safely locked away until it is no longer radioactive.
  • American English: safely
  • Brazilian Portuguese: com segurança
  • Chinese: 安全地
  • European Spanish: sin peligro
  • French: en toute sécurité
  • German: sicher
  • Italian: prudentemente
  • Japanese: 安全に
  • Korean: 안전하게
  • European Portuguese: com segurança
  • Latin American Spanish: de manera segura

Chinese translation of 'safely'

safely

(ˈseɪflɪ)

adv

  1. (= without harm) [drive, arrive etc] 安全地 (ānquán de)
  2. (= securely) [lock up, hide] 万(萬)无(無)一失地 (wàn wú yī shī de)
  3. (= reliably)
    I can safely say/assume that ... 我可以有把握地说(說)/认(認)为(為) ... (wǒ kěyǐ yǒu bǎwò de shuō/rènwéi ... )
(adverb) 
`Drive safely,' he said, and waved goodbye.
Synonyms
in safety
securely
with impunity
without risk
with safety
safe and sound

Synonyms of 'safely'

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