SAFELY


Meaning of SAFELY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ seɪfli ]

1.

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...

ADV : usu ADV with v

2.

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...

ADV : usu ADV with v

3.

see also safe

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