naturally

English

Etymology

natural +‎ -ly

Pronunciation

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Adverb

naturally (comparative more naturally, superlative most naturally)

1. In a natural manner.

   Although he was unused to the situation, he tried to act naturally.

2. Inherently or by nature.

   Boys are naturally aggressive.

3. Surely or without any doubt.

   I shall naturally protest at that decision.

Translations

in a natural manner

Czech: přirozeně (cs) Dutch: natuurlijk (nl) Finnish: luonnollisesti (fi) Hungarian: természetesen (hu) Italian: naturalmente (it)

Norwegian: naturlig (no) Portuguese: naturalmente (pt) Russian: естественно (ru) (jestéstvenno) Spanish: naturalmente (es)

inherently or by nature

Albanian: natyshëm (sq) Czech: přirozeně (cs) Dutch: van nature (nl) Finnish: luonnostaan (fi)

Italian: naturalmente (it) Norwegian: naturlig (no) Portuguese: naturalmente (pt) Russian: естественно (ru) (jestéstvenno)

surely

Albanian: natyrisht (sq) Czech: přirozeně (cs) Dutch: natuurlijk (nl), uiteraard (nl), vanzelfsprekend (nl), tuurlijk (nl) (informal) Finnish: luonnollisesti (fi) German: natürlich (de)

Interlingua: naturalmente (ia) Italian: naturalmente (it) Norwegian: naturligvis (no), selvfølgelig (no) Portuguese: naturalmente (pt) Russian: естественно (ru) (jestéstvenno)

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