carefully

[US]/ˈk eəfəlɪ/
[UK]/'kɛrfəli/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. with great attention and caution; in a detailed and thorough manner.

Phrases & Collocations

Tread carefully

watch carefully

please drive carefully

Example Sentences

a carefully wrought plan.

Mark carefully how it is done.

The problem was gone carefully into by the engineers.

Now listen carefully everybody.

Each specimen is carefully dissected.

tore the paper carefully along the fold.

the fan blades are carefully aligned.

she would carefully mouth the right pronunciation.

we went carefully up the rickety stairs.

carefully stretch and then tense your muscles.

a carefully crafted story

carefully researched the historical novel.

The fruit should be carefully put away.

She carefully sewed it to the cap.

The point deserves to be carefully weighed.

a carefully coordinated policy

a carefully cultivated image

Madeleine placed it carefully in the rocky niche.

The potter carefully shaped the vase.

carefully filled out the job application.

Real-world Examples

They were carefully drawn and carefully painted.

Source: The Moon and Sixpence (Condensed Version)

Also, read the job advertisement carefully.

Source: Oxford University: Business English

In order to make a prudent decision, you must consider all of the possibilities carefully.

Source: Liu Yi's breakthrough of 5000 English vocabulary words.

Experts have looked into the matter carefully.

Source: Lai Shixiong Intermediate American English (Volume 1)

So read it through carefully before submitting it. Okay? Well do.

Source: Cambridge IELTS Listening Actual Test 8

I have promised to drive more carefully.

Source: Global Slow English

He looked at the picture very carefully.

Source: Goodbye, Mr. Hollywood.

Cross the street carefully. Look both ways.

Source: Dad teaches you grammar.

This year we are training more carefully.

Source: Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press Junior Middle School English

Well, Kerry chose his words very carefully.

Source: NPR News February 2016 Compilation

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