Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a safe manner.
- Without hurt or injury; in safety.
- In close custody; securely; carefully.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In a safe manner; danger, injury, loss, or evil consequences.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb In a
safe manner; withoutrisk ; usingcaution above all else. - adverb In a
secure manner; without the possibility ofinjury orharm resulting.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb with safety; in a safe manner
Etymologies
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Examples
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The question is: Does he understand he must change the way he steers in order to finish the term safely?
NY Daily News 2011
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I may use the term safely, evangelical elderly gentlewomen for whom I have had the honor to transact business. '"
International Weekly Miscellany - Volume 1, No. 5, July 29, 1850 Various
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We know it can be dropped safely from the mothership and we know it can land safely.
Virgin's SpaceShipTwo Makes Its First Solo Glide Flight AP 2010
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First, writes Science Daily, "because the greatest portion of the expense is tied up in safely returning the crew and spacecraft to earth."
'Hundred-Year Starship' Would Send Space Explorers On One-Way Mission To Mars The Huffington Post 2010
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We know it can be dropped safely from the mothership and we know it can land safely.
Virgin's SpaceShipTwo Makes Its First Solo Glide Flight AP 2010
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We know it can be dropped safely from the mothership and we know it can land safely.
Virgin's SpaceShipTwo Makes Its First Solo Glide Flight AP 2010
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First, writes Science Daily, "because the greatest portion of the expense is tied up in safely returning the crew and spacecraft to earth."
'Hundred-Year Starship' Would Send Space Explorers On One-Way Mission To Mars The Huffington Post 2010
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Both men ignore their wives 'pleas to remain safely home and instead venture into the world, with disastrous results.
Haunting Films From Japan David Mermelstein 2010
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First, writes Science Daily, "because the greatest portion of the expense is tied up in safely returning the crew and spacecraft to earth."
'Hundred-Year Starship' Would Send Space Explorers On One-Way Mission To Mars The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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U.S. Rep. Donald Payne, D-N. J., in Mogadishu Monday talking to officials about piracy, took off safely from the Somali capital on Monday after mortar shells were fired toward the airport.
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