cheerfully

/ˈtʃɪɹfəɫi/, /ˈtʃɪɹfɫi/ adv A1, B2

in a happy way

Word Origin Cheerfully comes from cheer, which originally meant 'face' or 'expression' — from Old French chiere and ultimately Greek kara 'head.' Over time, a good cheer meant a happy face, and then the feeling itself. The -ful makes it 'full of cheer,' and -ly makes it an adverb. So cheerfully is 'with a happy face.' The same root gives us cheerful, cheerless, and even the word care (originally 'face' of worry).

adv in a happy way A1

She cheerfully helped her mom set the table.

(副词) 高兴地;愉快地;欢快地

她愉快地跟朋友们打招呼。

(adverbio) alegremente; con alegría; gozosamente; felizmente [de manera feliz]

Ayudó con alegría a su mamá a poner la mesa.

(adverbe) joyeusement; gaiement; allégrement; avec entrain [D'une manière joyeuse et pleine d'entrain.]

Elle a aidé sa mère à mettre la table avec entrain.

(Adverb) fröhlich; heiter [auf eine fröhliche, lebhafte Weise.]

Er begrüßte uns **cheerfully**, als wir ankamen.

(副詞) 嬉しそうに、楽しそうに。

彼女は嬉しそうにお母さんが食卓の用意をするのを手伝った。

(advérbio) alegremente; animadamente; com alegria [de maneira alegre]

Ela ajudou alegremente a mãe a pôr a mesa.

adv In a cheerful manner. B2 ✓

She cheerfully greeted everyone at the party.

(副词) 愉快地;高兴地;欢快地

她在派对上愉快地问候了每个人。

(adverbio) alegremente; con alegría; gozosamente [De manera alegre.]

Ella saludó alegremente a todos en la fiesta.

(adverbe) joyeusement; gaiement; allègrement; avec gaieté; de bonne humeur [De manière gaie, joyeuse et optimiste.]

Elle a accueilli joyeusement tout le monde à la fête.

(Adverb) fröhlich; heiter; munter [**cheerfully** – auf fröhliche, heitere oder gut gelaunte Weise.]

Sie begrüßte alle Gäste auf der Party **cheerfully**.

(副詞) 明るく元気よく、嬉しそうに

彼女はパーティーで皆を元気よく挨拶した。

(advérbio) alegremente; com alegria; animadamente [De maneira alegre.]

Ela cumprimentou alegremente todos na festa.

Word parts: cheer + ful + ly

Common collocations

say verb admit verb smile verb ask verb greet verb wave verb quite adv off adv accept verb walk verb whistle verb grin verb

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