badly
In a way that is not good, effective, or successful. It can also be used to mean 'very much' when you want or need something a lot.
Beispiele
3 von 5He plays the piano very badly, so it is hard to listen.
He plays the piano in a very poor way.
The document was badly organized and difficult to read.
The document was organized in a poor manner.
I want to go on vacation so badly!
I want to go on vacation very much.
Gegenteile
Wortfamilie
Merkhilfe
Think of the '-ly' at the end of 'badly' as standing for 'Like' — it describes how the action is *like*.
Schnelles Quiz
She was ______ hurt in the car accident.
Richtig!
Die richtige Antwort ist: badly
Beispiele
He plays the piano very badly, so it is hard to listen.
everydayHe plays the piano in a very poor way.
The document was badly organized and difficult to read.
formalThe document was organized in a poor manner.
I want to go on vacation so badly!
informalI want to go on vacation very much.
The research was badly conducted, so the results are not useful.
academicThe research was done poorly.
The meeting went badly because no one was prepared.
businessThe meeting was not successful.
Gegenteile
Wortfamilie
Häufige Kollokationen
Häufige Phrasen
badly off
not having much money; poor
badly needed
something that is very necessary
take it badly
to be very upset by something that happened
Wird oft verwechselt mit
Bad is an adjective (He is a bad driver), while badly is an adverb (He drives badly).
Nutzungshinweise
Use 'badly' after a verb to describe an action, or before a past participle (like 'badly damaged'). Avoid using it after linking verbs like 'feel' or 'look' in formal English, where 'bad' is preferred.
Häufige Fehler
Many learners say 'He played bad' instead of 'He played badly.' Remember that 'badly' describes the action of playing.
Merkhilfe
Think of the '-ly' at the end of 'badly' as standing for 'Like' — it describes how the action is *like*.
Wortherkunft
Derived from the Middle English word 'badde' (meaning wicked or evil) with the adverbial suffix '-ly'.
Grammatikmuster
Schnelles Quiz
She was ______ hurt in the car accident.
Richtig!
Die richtige Antwort ist: badly
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