significantly
//sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəntli//
formalForms
- Comparative
- more significantly
- Superlative
- most significantly
Definitions
1.In a significant manner or to a significant extent.
- The quality of life is significantly higher than it was twenty years ago.
- Irene's English significantly improved after taking a year out in Ireland.
- It’s commonly cited that undergraduates are significantly smarter than average, with IQs ranging from 115 to 130.
Frequency
Overall
Common· #1937
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Common
- Literature
- Rare
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English significant
Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.
Proto-Germanic *līkąder.
Proto-Germanic *-līkaz
Proto-Germanic *-ê
Proto-Germanic *-līkê
Proto-West Germanic *-līkē
Old English -līċe
Middle English -ly
English -ly
English significantly
From significant + -ly.