ESPECIALLY | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of especially in English especiallyadverb uk /ɪˈspeʃ.əl.i/ us /ɪˈspeʃ.əl.i/ (also specially) Add to word list Add to word list A2 very much; more than usual or more than other people or things: especially true Many people are choosing to eat less meat, and this is especially true of young people.especially important Sleep is especially important for children.especially useful The app is especially useful for anyone who works from home. She's not especially interested in sport.especially considering The race was extremely well organized, especially considering it's only in its second year. I love good chocolate, especially dark chocolate. for a particular reason: especially for I chose this especially for your new house. They invited her to speak especially because of her experience in inner cities.

• Parents of young children often become depressed, and this is especially true of single parents.
• This particular stretch of coast is especially popular with walkers.
• This variety of rose is especially hardy and drought-resistant.
• It's a pity you couldn't come - I especially wanted you to meet my friend Jo.

Particular and individual

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• biomarker
• calling card
• capita
• certain
• individualistic
• individualistically
• individuality
• individualized
• individually
• locally
• matter
• peculiarity
• per capita
• personal gain
• personally
• pet
• private
• regard
• respectively

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Especially or specially?Especially and specially are adverbs. … (Definition of especially from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

especially | American Dictionary

especiallyadverb us /ɪˈspeʃ·ə·li/ Add to word list Add to word list (used to emphasize the importance of one thing among others of its type or to point to one thing among others) very; particularly: He was especially fond of his youngest brother. She campaigned throughout the US, but especially in the northeast. (Definition of especially from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of especially

especially The plans sometimes symbolize more than they explain, especially where large black surfaces representing the earth graphically detract from our reading of space and form. From the Cambridge English Corpus First, the organic yields (especially the 2-year rotation) were lower than average yields in this area. From the Cambridge English Corpus It is especially worth noting that in the market, the price of organic food is at least twice that of food treated with chemicals. From the Cambridge English Corpus Sometimes, and with some letters (especially at the youngest age level), phonetic letter names are produced. From the Cambridge English Corpus In general, little is known about those living on the margins of society during this period, especially in the rural regions. From the Cambridge English Corpus This is not easy especially for systems with more than one discontinuity surface, which is the case in their study. From the Cambridge English Corpus The predominance of economic, especially macroeconomic, objectives in domestic financial liberalization has two main theoretical implications. From the Cambridge English Corpus This weakness depended in part on structural attributes, especially levels of electoral competition. From the Cambridge English Corpus Especially in less developed countries, research on ageing still tends to prejudge people's priorities and to focus narrowly on material outcomes. From the Cambridge English Corpus Diseases are consequently a potentially important contributor to yield collapse, especially as rapeseed area has tended to increase. From the Cambridge English Corpus Unlike other emotions, anger may be especially helpful in providing information about the behavioral intentions of others. From the Cambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of especially?

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in Chinese (Traditional) 特別，尤其，格外, 專門，特地… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 特别，尤其，格外, 专门，特地… See more in Spanish sobre todo, expresamente, especialmente… See more in Portuguese principalmente, sobretudo, especialmente… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian विशेषतः, खास करून… See more （その中で）特に, 特別に, 特（とく）に… See more hele hele, özellikle, bilhassa… See more particulièrement, en particulier, spécialement… See more sobretot, expressament… See more in het bijzonder… See more மிகவும், வழக்கத்தை விட அல்லது பிற நபர்கள் அல்லது விஷயங்களை விட அதிகம், ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட காரணத்திற்காக… See more खास तौर पर, सामान्य से अधिक या अन्य लोगों या वस्तुओं से अधिक, विशेष रूप से… See more ખાસ કરીને, સામાન્યથી વધુ, વધારે અથવા અન્ય વસ્તુઓ કે વ્યક્તિઓથી વધુ… See more specielt, særligt… See more särskilt, speciellt, i synnerhet… See more khususnya… See more besonders… See more spesielt, særlig, især… See more خصوصاً, خصوصی طور پر… See more особливо… See more మరీ ముఖ్యంగా, ప్రత్యేకమైన కారణం వల్ల… See more বিশেষ করে, খুব, স্বাভাবিকের চেয়ে বেশি বা অন্য মানুষ বা জিনিসের চেয়ে বেশি… See more hlavně… See more terutama… See more โดยเฉพาะอย่างยิ่ง… See more đặc biệt là… See more szczególnie, zwłaszcza, specjalnie… See more 특히… See more soprattutto, specialmente… See more Need a translator?

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