happily

happily
adverb
1) glücklich [lächeln]; fröhlich, vergnügt [spielen, lachen]
2) (gladly) mit Vergnügen
3) (aptly) gut; treffend, passend [ausdrücken, formulieren]
4) (fortunately) glücklicherweise; zum Glück

it ended happily — es ging gut aus

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adverb The child smiled happily; Happily, (= Fortunately,) she arrived home safely.) glücklich,glücklicherweise
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hap·pi·ly
[ˈhæpɪli]
adv
1. (contentedly) glücklich, zufrieden; (cheerfully) fröhlich, vergnügt
\happily married glücklich verheiratet
and they all lived \happily ever after und sie lebten glücklich und zufrieden bis an ihr Lebensende; (fairytale ending) und wenn sie nicht gestorben sind, dann leben sie noch heute
2. (willingly) gern, mit Freuden
I'll \happily take you to the station ich fahr' dich gern zum Bahnhof
3. (luckily) glücklicherweise, zum Glück
\happily for the success of the festival, there was a favourable review in the papers zum Erfolg des Festivals trug bei, dass in der Zeitung ein positiver Bericht darüber stand
4. (suitably) glücklich, treffend
his words were \happily chosen seine Worte waren gut gewählt
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['hpIlɪ]
adv
1) glücklich; say, play vergnügt, fröhlich

it all ended happily — es ging alles gut or glücklich aus

a happily married man — ein glücklich verheirateter Mann

they lived happily ever after (in fairy tales) — und wenn sie nicht gestorben sind, dann leben sie noch heute

his dream was to get married and live happily ever after — sein Wunschtraum war, zu heiraten und dann glücklich und zufrieden zu leben

2) (= harmoniously) live together, combine harmonisch

these plants grow happily in any good soil — diese Pflanzen wachsen gut or problemlos in allen guten Böden

3) (= gladly) gern

I would happily have lent her the money — ich hätte ihr das Geld ohne Weiteres geliehen

4) (= fortunately) glücklicherweise, zum Glück

happily for him, he can afford it — zu seinem Glück kann er es sich leisten

5) (= felicitously) glücklich, treffend

happily worded/chosen — glücklich formuliert/gewählt

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happily [ˈhæpılı] adv
1. glücklich: → academic.ru/45359/marry">marry1 A 1
2. glücklicher-, erfreulicherweise, zum Glück
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adverb
1) glücklich [lächeln]; fröhlich, vergnügt [spielen, lachen]
2) (gladly) mit Vergnügen
3) (aptly) gut; treffend, passend [ausdrücken, formulieren]
4) (fortunately) glücklicherweise; zum Glück

it ended happily — es ging gut aus

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adv.
fröhlich adv.
glücklicherweise adv.

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