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William Gilbert

Meaning of "politely" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF POLITELY

politely  [pəˈlaɪtlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POLITELY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Politely 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 POLITELY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Politely

Politely was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. She was bred by Allaire du Pont and raced under her Bohemia Stable banner. Her sire, Amerigo, a son of the great Nearco, was a stakes winner of races in England and the United States including the Coventry Stakes, New York Handicap and the San Juan Capistrano Handicap. Her dam was Sun Again, a daughter of Calumet Farm's multiple stakes winner Sun Again. When Politely, trained by George Baker, raced at age three, her best outing was a third to 1965 American Horse of the Year Moccasin in the 1966 Test Stakes. At ages four and five, she was one of the top fillies in the United States, scoring back-to-back wins in three important stakes races, which included equalling and breaking the Monmouth Park track record in the Matchmaker Stakes. Retired to broodmare duty, Politely produced eleven foals between 1971 and 1987. She was bred to top stallions such as Hoist The Flag, Dr. Fager, Alydar, The Minstrel, Smarten and Northern Dancer, but her offspring met with limited racing success.

Definition of politely in the English dictionary

The definition of politely in the dictionary is in a polite manner.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH POLITELY


brightly
ˈbraɪtlɪ
finitely
ˈfaɪnaɪtlɪ
forthrightly
ˈfɔːθˌraɪtlɪ
fortnightly
ˈfɔːtˌnaɪtlɪ
impolitely
ˌɪmpəˈlaɪtlɪ
knightly
ˈnaɪtlɪ
lightly
ˈlaɪtlɪ
midnightly
ˈmɪdˌnaɪtlɪ
nightly
ˈnaɪtlɪ
outrightly
ˈaʊtraɪtlɪ
rightly
ˈraɪtlɪ
sightly
ˈsaɪtlɪ
slightly
ˈslaɪtlɪ
sprightly
ˈspraɪtlɪ
tightly
ˈtaɪtlɪ
unpolitely
ˌʌnpəˈlaɪtlɪ
unsightly
ʌnˈsaɪtlɪ
uprightly
ˈʌpˌraɪtlɪ
Whiteley
ˈwaɪtlɪ
whitely
ˈwaɪtlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POLITELY

polite
polite company
polite society
politeness
politesse
Politian
politic
political
political action committee
political asylum
political commissar
political convention
political correctness
political economy
political football
political geography
political incorrectness
political party
political prisoner
political science

WORDS THAT END LIKE POLITELY

absolutely
appositely
approximately
bipartitely
completely
compositely
definitely
eruditely
expeditely
exquisitely
inappositely
inconditely
indefinitely
infinitely
oppositely
reconditely
requisitely
titely
tripartitely
tritely

Synonyms and antonyms of politely in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «politely» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POLITELY

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

Translator English - Chinese

客气地
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

con educación
570 millions of speakers

English

politely
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

विनम्रता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بِأَدَب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вежливо
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

educadamente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নম্র সমাজ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

poliment
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Masyarakat yang sopan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

höflich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

丁寧に
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

정중하게
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sopan masyarakat
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

một cách lịch sự
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கண்ணியமான சமுதாயம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विनयशील समाज
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Nazik toplum
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cortesemente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

grzecznie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ввічливо
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

politicos
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ευγενικά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

beleefd
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

artigt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

høflig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of politely

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POLITELY»

The term «politely» is quite widely used and occupies the 31.571 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «POLITELY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «politely» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «politely» 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 politely

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10 QUOTES WITH «POLITELY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word politely.
1
Maria Bamford
I was raised in Duluth, Minnesota, where you never say that you're cold, or that you're suffering, and you listen politely to people, even if you disagree with them completely. Then you say passive-aggressive things later.
2
Edward Bond
It's politely assumed that democracy is a means of containing and restraining violence. But violence comes not from genes but from ideas.
3
Steven Brust
Always speak politely to an enraged Dragon.
4
Richard Chamberlain
I've learned, I think, to be able to distinguish between the necessary and the unnecessary as far as my limited outside time is concerned. Saying 'no' politely is a necessity if one wants to lead any kind of stable life.
5
Betty Ford
My makeup wasn't smeared, I wasn't disheveled, I behaved politely, and I never finished off a bottle, so how could I be alcoholic?
6
William Gilbert
We will hang you, never fear, Most politely, most politely.
7
Marcia Gay Harden
With any tween, you have issues, from what they are going to wear to school, to how do you get them to speak politely, to how regularly they lose their contact lenses.
8
Carol Leifer
I'm always a big fan of if you approach somebody politely about something and you're not a nudge - you're just pretty honest and simple, my kind of philosophy is that I'm not afraid of 'no,' and that's way different than 'I won't take no for an answer.'
9
Mercedes McCambridge
I find it next to impossible to remain politely silent when people prate to me about the glory of being given another chance to live happily ever after!
10
John Scofield
Generally, when a record label suggests album ideas for you, you smile politely, and then proceed to shoot it down, because it's never what you as an artist feel is right for you.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POLITELY»

Discover the use of politely in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to politely and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
How To Speak Politely and Why
Illustrates the frequently misused words in grammar such as can and may or the lazy ones like ain't and gonna and wanna.
‎2005
2
Politely Percy
I learned differently. See just what Percy learns about how being polite can change any situation for good in Politely Percy, the start of a wonderful journey of learning for a small girl.
Lindsey F. Stepp, 2010
3
Mary Wrightly, So Politely
Mary Wrightly is the best-behaved little girl around.
Shirin Yim Bridges, 2013
4
Mary Wrightly, So Politely
MARY. WRIGHTLY was a good, polite little girl who spoke in a small, soft voice. Whenever she asked for something, Mary Wrightly would, so politely, say “Please .” She always so, politely, said “Thank you,” and sometimes even “Thank you ...
Shirin Yim Bridges, 2013
5
Functions of American English Teacher's Manual: ...
Conversation techniques: hesitating, preventing interruptions and interrupting politely, bringing in other people Functional objectives Students will extend their ability to use a variety of hesitation devices, to make sure they are allowed to ...
Leo Jones, 1983
6
The Centennial Magazine: An Australian Monthly
Inf.- -Let us now address the lady Most politely, most politely ; Each in turn impress the lady Most politely, most politely. One of us of course must lose, For the lady's free to choose Him who now his wooing woos Most politely. Prof. — Let me ...
‎1889
7
How to Be Rude Politely
If you ever have been embarrassed when your dog violated a neighbor's lawn, grudgingly displayed enthusiasm over a co-worker's new baby, or suffered the wrathful fallout from a forgotten anniversary or birthday, this book will help you ...
Don Marsh, 2010
8
The Dexter Hannon Conspiracy: Smiling Politely Presents a ...
Smiling Politely Publishing has taken the best entries received from its first two short story competitions, bundled them together, and created a wonderfully diverse collection of writing. Black comedy, murder, sex and the bizarre...
Shannon Wandmaker, Lyn Koletti, 2003
9
Princess Ida; Or, Castle Adamant
She may deign to look on you, But your doing you must do Most politely, most politely. All. Humbly beg and humbly sue, &c. Hild, (to Hil.) Go you, and inform the lady, Most politely, most politely, If she don't, we'll storm the lady, Most politely, ...
Sir Arthur Sullivan, William Schwenck Gilbert, 1884
10
Original Plays: Third Series
Humbly beg and humbly sue — She may deign to look on you, But your doing you must do Most politely, most politely ! All. Humbly beg and humbly sue, etc. Hikl. Go you, and inform the lady, Most politely, most politely, If she don't, we'll storm ...
William Schwenck Gilbert, 1895

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POLITELY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term politely is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Annie's Mailbox: Politely decline presumptuous aunt
You also can bite the bullet and say firmly, but politely, “No, but we appreciate that Donna is coming and bringing the children.” What someone ... «Rockford Register Star, Jul 15»
2
'I Am Cait': Staging Empathy for Social Change
... embodying her authentic self — the show presents Jenner publicly, and demands (rather politely) that people describe her on her own terms. «Flavorwire, Jul 15»
3
She's a Pro at Knowing What Reporters Want
But when they sent a letter to the producer, they were politely denied a segment in the show's final months. Kavanagh leapt into action. First ... «DailyNorthShore.com, Jul 15»
4
Ted Cruz Gets Public Political Spanking
But that wasn't the end of this incredibly public political comeuppance – and even though everyone spoke politely and most never even ... «Houston Press, Jul 15»
5
Secrets of connecting with influential and powerful people
You can simply tweet about why you are reaching out to him/her and politely ask for an email id. Sample tweet: “I read about you in < source>. «YourStory.com, Jul 15»
6
Hillside's mixed bag of shows, experimentation and respect
Chatter threw off the Weather Station's Tamara Lindeman, even after she politely requested some quiet. That was a pity, because it marred an ... «NOW Magazine, Jul 15»
7
Homeless man gets jail time after pleading guilty to 4th drunken …
He spoke politely when questioned by the judge about his rights, answering "yes, your honor," when asked whether he understood. «The Sun Chronicle, Jul 15»
8
Miss Manners: We canceled, but they wanted to keep our wine anyway
We politely declined. When they returned, they not-too-subtly wanted to keep the wine for themselves. We declined that "request" as well. «Vallejo Times Herald, Jul 15»
9
Reason Weekly Contest: Help Gawker Politely Title a Story
After running a story about an otherwise obscure publishing exec's alleged indiscretion, Gawker was roundly criticized and ended up pulling ... «Reason, Jul 15»
10
In Case You Missed It: July 20-24
We publish Monday through Friday here at Smile Politely, and between features, articles, and SPlogs, there are a bunch of things to take a look ... «Smile Politely - Champaign-Urbana's Online Magazine, Jul 15»

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