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" Our contribution purely depends on our consciousness and our willingness to support those in need, to show vulnerability and accept the support of others, to share without expecting the credit, to give it our all and allow our hard work to decide the outcome, to understand that control can only be achieved with a shared responsibility."
Yehuda Berg

Meaning of "purely" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF PURELY

ˈpjʊəlɪ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PURELY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Purely 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 PURELY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of purely in the English dictionary

The first definition of purely in the dictionary is in a pure manner. Other definition of purely is entirely. Purely is also in a chaste or innocent manner.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PURELY

annually · biannually · conceptually · contextually · continually · demurely · effectually · impurely · ineffectually · manually · maturely · obscurely · perceptually · perpetually · prematurely · securely · semiannually · sensually · textually · unpurely

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PURELY

pure · pure culture · pure laine · Pure Land sects · pure line · pure merino · pure new wool · pure tone · pure vowel · pure watercolour · pure-hearted · pure-minded · pureblood · purebred · puree · pureness · purfle · purfler · purfling · purfly

WORDS THAT END LIKE PURELY

barely · bizarrely · cocksurely · creaturely · entirely · featurely · immaturely · leisurely · merely · rarely · rely · severely · sincerely · sorely · squarely · squirrely · surely · unleisurely · unsurely · Vasarely

Synonyms and antonyms of purely in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PURELY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «purely» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «purely» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF PURELY

Find out the translation of purely to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of purely from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «purely» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

纯粹地
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

puramente
570 millions of speakers
en

English

purely
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

विशुद्ध
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بحت
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

чисто
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

meramente
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

বিশুদ্ধরূপে
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

purement
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Semata-mata
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

allein
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

完全に
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

전적으로
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Murni
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hoàn toàn
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

முற்றிலும்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

केवळ
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

yalnızca
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

puramente
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

czysto
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

чисто
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

pur
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καθαρά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

suiwer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

rent
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

rent
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of purely

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PURELY»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of purely
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «purely».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about purely

EXAMPLES

10 QUOTES WITH «PURELY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word purely.
1
Bill Ackman
I'm not emotional about investments. Investing is something where you have to be purely rational and not let emotion affect your decision making - just the facts.
2
Tina Ambani
The most delightful aspect about the language of cinema is that it speaks to each of us in different ways - it is a purely subjective experience.
3
Yasser Arafat
We plan to eliminate the state of Israel and establish a purely Palestinian state. We will make life unbearable for Jews by psychological warfare and population explosion. We Palestinians will take over everything, including all of Jerusalem.
4
Gareth Bale
Whenever I get days off, I go home, or friends and family come up. I'm in contact with them every day, so it's like we live next door, but obviously we live in two different countries. Football is my job, and everyone around me has given me the opportunity to purely concentrate on football, and everyone else worries about everything else.
5
Jeff Beck
I play purely from the heart, y'know, and so if it doesn't work the first couple of hours, forget it.
6
Yehuda Berg
Our contribution purely depends on our consciousness and our willingness to support those in need, to show vulnerability and accept the support of others, to share without expecting the credit, to give it our all and allow our hard work to decide the outcome, to understand that control can only be achieved with a shared responsibility.
7
Helena Blavatsky
But the first differentiation of its reflection in the manifested World is purely Spiritual, and the Beings generated in it are not endowed with a consciousness that has any relation to the one we conceive of.
8
Emily Browning
When you act, you really have to give all of yourself, and if you're doing that purely for money, it's not healthy.
9
Eduard Buchner
As is known, the sugar molecule as it passes through lactic acid can easily be split by purely chemical means.
10
Brandi Carlile
I'd love to claim the title of 'songwriter' or 'intellectual,' but the truth is that anything that I ever learned how to do in conjunction with music was purely so that I would have a platform to sing from.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PURELY»

Discover the use of purely in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to purely and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Purely Functional Data Structures
This book describes data structures and data structure design techniques for functional languages.
Chris Okasaki, 1999
2
Christ?s Churches Purely Reformed: A Social History of Calvinism
Ambitious in conception, attentive to detail, this book offers a model of how to think about the history and significance of religious change across the long Reformation era.
Philip Benedict, 2008
3
Purely Positive Training: Companion to Competition
Train your dog the positive way.
Sheila Booth, 1998
4
Purely Objective Reality
This volume solves the problem of the subjectivity/objectivity couplet, making an indispensable contribution both to semiotics and to philosophy.
John N. Deely, 2009
5
Music Alone: Philosophical Reflections on the Purely Musical ...
What is it about pure instrumental music that the listener finds attractive and rewarding? In addressing these questions, Peter Kivy continues his highly regarded exploration of the philosophy of musical aesthetics.
Peter Kivy, 1990
6
The purely penal law theory in the Spanish theologians from ...
There are those who, while professing grand and noble sentiments, nevertheless in reality live always as if they cared nothing for the needs of society.
William Daniel, 1968
7
Purely Alaska: Authentic Voices from the Far North : Stories ...
Stories range from harrowing survival adventures to tales of other exotic people, places, and cultures. This anthology captures some of these stories as told by rural Alaskans. This volume is a sequel to Authentic Alaska.
Susan B. Andrews, John Creed, 2010
8
Purely Golden Door: Essential Recipes for Health and Vitality
The book contains a host of Golden Door signature dishes, from simple refreshing breakfasts such as toasted muesli to recipes for three course candlelit dinners in the evening.
‎2005
9
Infrastructure, Arithmetic, and Class Number Computations in ...
One of the more difficult and central problems in computational algebraic number theory is the computation of certain invariants of a field and its maximal order.
Eric Landquist, 2009
10
The Future of Remedies in Europe
THE. EUROPEAN COURT of Justice has consistently refused to award EC law protection to cases it defines as purely internal to a Member State. Purely internal situations fall outside the scope of EC law and the Court refuses to intervene.
Claire Kilpatrick, Tonia Novitz, Paul Skidmore, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PURELY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term purely is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Bollywood Purely Money-Driven: Indian Ocean's Rahul Ram
"I think the music evolves on its own. If something works, people would want to go in that direction. Bollywood has changed. It's a purely money-driven industry," ... «NDTV, Jul 15»
2
Report says SDF mission in Iraq was a 'purely military operation'
Ground Self-Defense Force personnel faced shelling by mortars and rockets while engaging in reconstruction and humanitarian efforts in Iraq about 10 years ... «The Japan Times, Jul 15»
3
Just To Clarify: “There Is Nothing Wrong With Being An American …
There is nothing wrong with being an American, purely.” “I think that there are a lot of different races that fall under 'American,' so past that you really just are ... «Madame Noire, Jul 15»
4
Nishikant Kamat viewed Ajay Devgn starrer 'Drishyam' purely as …
“I looked at this film purely in terms of a script. I didn't look at it as something which was made before and that I had to replicate,” said Kamat at a special media ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»
5
Ireland lands yet another broadband service, Purely Broadband
Called Purely Broadband, the service comes on the back of a trial that saw 400 people sign up, with the service making fibre broadband “available to customers ... «Siliconrepublic.com, Jul 15»
6
Video: Mama's Boys biggest hit Needle in the Groove happened …
Former Mama's Boys guitarist Pat McManus has revealed how their biggest hit 'Needle in the Groove' was written purely 'by accident'! «Belfast Telegraph, Jun 15»
7
Celebrate More With New Pillsbury'' Purely Simple'' Baking And …
Pillsbury is excited to introduce NEW Purely Simple baking and frosting mixes made with simple ingredients containing no colors, preservatives or artificial ... «Broadway World, Jun 15»
8
Betting on ITC purely on valuation basis: Sanjay Manyal, ICICI …
Sanjay Manyal: Looking purely on a valuation perspective, it (ITC) is trading approximately at 25% to 30% discount to other FMCG stocks. We have a buy rating ... «Economic Times, Jun 15»
9
Do purely sexual relationships end well?
Quite obviously, women always wondered how men are able to keep relationships purely physical without involving emotions... and they started taking lessons. «The Standard Digital News, Jun 15»
10
Conversation: The Greek Crisis Enters a Purely Political Phase
Adriano Bosini: Well, the Greek crisis has entered a purely political phase. It does not mean that the financial details are not important, but both parties have ... «STRATFOR, Jun 15»
REFERENCE
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