[
UK
/sˈeɪfli/
]
[ US /ˈseɪfɫi/ ]
[ US /ˈseɪfɫi/ ]
ADVERB
-
with safety; in a safe manner
we are safely out of there
How To Use safely In A Sentence
- The flight crew made a distress call and the aircraft landed safely on one engine around 14 minutes after take-off.
- With all the first-rate self-tanning products available, it's easy to fake it if you haven't had the chance to lie out in the sun safely slathered in high-factor sunscreen.
- Tru hung her gown away safely, then tore off her sweat-soaked uniform before she sloshed water all over her body, scrubbing away her stench with soap.
- Even the sight of a gibbet, if it assured him that one robber was safely disposed of by justice, never failed to remind him how many remained still unhanged. Rob Roy
- We are increasingly concerned about patients being discharged unsafely from hospital. Times, Sunday Times
- The treatment will continue until the patient reaches the point where he can walk correctly and safely.
- Mammals such as weasels, foxes, stoats and especially roe deer can wander safely without the risk of being killed by traffic.
- We had one last taste of bauera as we crossed a gully to the adjacent ridge which saw us safely down.
- An airliner uncontrollably gains altitude, leaving the crew with a race against time to avert tragedy and land safely. The Sun
- As she drove along the narrow, winding country lanes she and an oncoming coach, carrying teenagers to school in Harrogate, slowed so both vehicles could safely pass.