adverb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
arrive safely
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She phoned to say she had arrived safely.
we can safely assume (= it is almost certain )
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I think we can safely assume that interest rates will go up again soon.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Most air travellers would be prepared to pay more to be sure of travelling safely .
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Once we were safely back on shore, we checked the boat for damage.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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All of them had safely negotiated Becher's for the second time.
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Although if I had, I can safely say that the last thing I would be doing is running for president.
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He won the general in a landslide because he ran in a safely Republican district against a delusional Democrat with no campaign.
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If Galileo gets safely off the pad, that will improve the odds considerably.
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Quick of eye and sure of foot, she reached the other side safely .
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The country lacked the technology to store the waste safely and it was threatening water supplies.
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While security forces worried about getting him safely to the Capitol, Lincoln already had ridden there to get some bills signed.