ESPECIALLY


Meaning of ESPECIALLY in English

Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.

1.

You use ~ to emphasize that what you are saying applies more to one person, thing, or area than to any others.

Millions of wild flowers colour the valleys, ~ in April and May...

Re-apply sunscreen every two hours, ~ if you have been swimming.

= particularly

ADV: ADV with cl/group emphasis

2.

You use ~ to emphasize a characteristic or quality.

Babies lose heat much faster than adults, and are ~ vulnerable to the cold in their first month.

ADV: ADV adj/adv emphasis

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