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PRONUNCIATION OF HALF-HEARTEDLY

half-heartedly  [ˌhɑːfˈhɑːtɪdlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HALF-HEARTEDLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Half-Heartedly is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES HALF-HEARTEDLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of half-heartedly in the English dictionary

The definition of half-heartedly in the dictionary is in a half-hearted manner.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HALF-HEARTEDLY


bigheartedly
ˌbɪɡˈhɑːtɪdlɪ
brokenheartedly
ˌbrəʊkənˈhɑːtɪdlɪ
chicken-heartedly
ˌtʃɪkɪnˈhɑːtɪdlɪ
cold-heartedly
ˌkəʊldˈhɑːtɪdlɪ
downheartedly
ˌdaʊnˈhɑːtɪdlɪ
faintheartedly
ˌfeɪntˈhɑːtɪdlɪ
free-heartedly
ˌfriːˈhɑːtɪdlɪ
greatheartedly
ˌɡreɪtˈhɑːtɪdlɪ
hardheartedly
ˌhɑːdˈhɑːtɪdlɪ
heavyheartedly
ˌhɛvɪˈhɑːtɪdlɪ
kind-heartedly
ˌkaɪndˈhɑːtɪdlɪ
light-heartedly
ˌlaɪtˈhɑːtɪdlɪ
lion-heartedly
ˌlaɪənˈhɑːtɪdlɪ
open-heartedly
ˌəʊpənˈhɑːtɪdlɪ
repeatedly
rɪˈpiːtɪdlɪ
softheartedly
ˌsɒftˈhɑːtɪdlɪ
stout-heartedly
ˌstaʊtˈhɑːtɪdlɪ
tenderheartedly
ˌtɛndəˈhɑːtɪdlɪ
warm-heartedly
ˌwɔːmˈhɑːtɪdlɪ
wholeheartedly
ˌhəʊlˈhɑːtɪdlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HALF-HEARTEDLY

half-finished
half-forgotten
half-formed
half-forward
half-frame
half-frozen
half-full
half-grown
half-hardy
half-hearted
half-heartedness
half-hitch
half-hoping
half-hose
half-hour
half-hourly
half-human
half-hunter
half-inch
half-jack

WORDS THAT END LIKE HALF-HEARTEDLY

admittedly
allegedly
animatedly
belatedly
connectedly
dejectedly
delightedly
devotedly
distractedly
exaggeratedly
excitedly
expectedly
heatedly
purportedly
relatedly
undisputedly
undoubtedly
unexpectedly
uninterruptedly
unitedly
unprecedentedly

Synonyms and antonyms of half-heartedly in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «half-heartedly» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HALF-HEARTEDLY

Find out the translation of half-heartedly to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of half-heartedly from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «half-heartedly» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

敷衍了事
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

a medias
570 millions of speakers

English

half-heartedly
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आधे मन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فتور
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вполсилы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pela metade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অর্ধ অকপটে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

du bout des lèvres
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Setengah hati
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

halbherzig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

中途半端
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

냉담
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Setengah-ati
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hửng hờ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அரை மனதுடன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अर्धा हृदयातील
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

isteksiz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

a mezza bocca
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

na pół gwizdka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

упівсили
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cu jumătate de gură
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

με μισή καρδιά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

halfhartig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

halvhjärtat
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

halvhjertet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of half-heartedly

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HALF-HEARTEDLY»

The term «half-heartedly» is regularly used and occupies the 59.978 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HALF-HEARTEDLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «half-heartedly» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «half-heartedly» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about half-heartedly

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HALF-HEARTEDLY»

Discover the use of half-heartedly in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to half-heartedly and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Generosity Generates Blessings: Principles for Becoming a ...
Don't half-heartedly trust God— trust Him fully! Needs and wants are two entirely different things. Just because you may want a particular thing does not mean that you will necessarily get it. The thing you want is not the thing you need.
Carmelia Stokes, 2007
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English-Amharic Context Dictionary
PAifV He made a half-hearted attempt to leave the country, XiUi6$: » t^aom-tn^- • □ hA-fl ' /Aif half-heartedly 1. (ll"!^ s A»fl. He does whatever I tell him to, but only half-heartedly. (lIlTi > A*fl > fl. U"}9° fyildah'i ibfa ££X"»va 2. ?h 'PA-)^. He does ...
Wolf Leslau, 1973
3
Gene Keys: Unlocking the Higher Purpose Hidden in Your DNA
It doesn't matter whether you love it or hate it, if you attempt anything half- heartedly you might as well not attempt it at all. Without commitment, action lacks power or direction and above all, it lacks luck. This last comment may sound rather odd, ...
Richard Rudd, 2013
4
Students Writing in the University: Cultural and ...
MH: Why do you think it is done only half-heartedly? Harry: Only half-heartedly. I think it's possibly an institutional thing. (Harry, 2nd interview) Harry seems to have constructed institutional practices as an “institutional thing”. As with “culture” , he ...
Carys Jones, Joan Turner, Brian Street, 2000
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Are You Fit to Love?: A Radically Different Approach to ...
Married: Half-Heartedly Involved or Sentenced for Life The fantasy of being with someone else is just one of many characteristics of half-heartedness. Other examples are a lack of honest communication, a lack of intimacy, or the failure to  ...
Allie Ochs, 2004
6
Culture, Body, and Language: Conceptualizations of Internal ...
e. ...diterima dengan setengah hati ... accepted with half liver '... it was accepted half-heartedly (lit. with a half liver) ...' The examples given above are fixed idiomatic expressions in the presentday Indonesian language. Although these ...
Farzad Sharifian, René Dirven, Ning Yu, 2008
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English/German Dictionary of Idioms: Supplement to the ...
half-heartedly Herzen: etw. nur/bloß mit halbem Herzen tun • Herzen: nur/... mit halbem Herzen dabei sein/ bei der Sache sein half-laughing half-laughing, half- crying/(half-amused, half- offended/...) halb: halb lachend/halb weinend/(halb ...
Professor Hans Schemann, 2013
8
Kundalini Yoga: In Search of the Miraculous
Whatsoever we do, we do it half-heartedly. Nothing we do totally. And this is the obstruction; there is no other obstruction than this. And there will be no obstructions whatsoever, if we do things totally. But all through our lives we have gotten ...
Osho, 1997
9
Pharmacology ReCap 2.0 for Bachelor of Dentistry Students
Dr. J. G. Buch. 5.5.5.5. Never use AMA half Never use AMA half Never use AMA half Never use AMA half----heartedly. Once it is decided to use the drug, use them in full heartedly. Once it is decided to use the drug, use them in full heartedly.
Dr. J. G. Buch
10
Quick Review of Pharmacology
Never use AMA half Never use AMA half Never use AMA half Never use AMA half----heartedly. Once it is decided t heartedly. Once it is decided t heartedly. Once it is decided t heartedly. Once it is decided to use the drug, use them in full o use ...
Dr J G Buch

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HALF-HEARTEDLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term half-heartedly is used in the context of the following news items.
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Jhalak gets 'reloaded', only to crash even harder - Hindustan Times
No more odes to her beauty, no more asking her to half-heartedly shake to music after every single performance. But we were wrong. «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»
2
Group gears up for new medical marijuana push in Florida | www …
It's not something that you can do half-heartedly; you have to be fully committed. Ultimately, that's what we've been doing," said attorney Matt ... «WFTV Orlando, Jul 15»
3
Roberts turning Raptors heads at Summer League | Raptors | Sports …
... the Raptors for training camp in Vancouver. Roberts half-heartedly refuted the report when it was brought up Monday following shoot around. «Toronto Sun, Jul 15»
4
Group gears up for new medical marijuana push in Florida
It's not something that you can do half-heartedly; you have to be fully committed. Ultimately, that's what we've been doing," said attorney Matt ... «Palm Beach Post, Jul 15»
5
Bitter sweet recipe for my life as a blog
Baking ceased and I half-heartedly posted about muffins I hadn't made in months. Sleep-deprived one Friday night I said: “How good does ... «The Border Mail, Jul 15»
6
Tamebay : Blog : How to optimise your eBay listings for mobile buyers
(And whilst it's frustrating that eBay is only half-heartedly implementing these rules, that doesn't mean following them isn't best practice.). «TameBay, Jul 15»
7
Foot Faults All Round as Serena and Djokovic's Dancing Crosses …
Serena opts for the dead-armed two-steps-forward-two-steps-back style beloved by elderly aunties, while Novak half-heartedly performs what ... «NDTV, Jul 15»
8
Mockingbird 2: what the newspaper critics think of Go Set a …
And it's bookended, rather half-heartedly, with sentimental scenes designed to obscure this and sell it instead as a love story”. She thinks the ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
9
Think About It: Deputy ministers and ministers - Opinion - Jerusalem …
... since this implies not only recognition of the Zionist state (which they have done to date half-heartedly and with many reservations), but also ... «Jerusalem Post Israel News, Jul 15»
10
Kanye West defies critics, Iggy Azalea affirms doubters at Ottawa …
... sitting down, occasionally giving up on a dance move or half-heartedly throwing a hand up in the direction of her routined back-up dancers. «National Post, Jul 15»

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