{
    "term": "happily",
    "partOfSpeech": "adverb",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "in a cheerful way; with feelings of pleasure",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "children playing happily on the beach"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to be **happily married**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I think we can manage quite happily on our own."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**And they all lived happily ever after** *(= used as the end of a )."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "by good luck",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Happily, the damage was only slight."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "willingly",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I'll happily help, if I can."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A majority of those interviewed said they would happily accept a tax increase if the money went to health and education."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "in a way that is suitable or appropriate",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "This suggestion did not fit very happily with our existing plans."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈhæpɪli/",
                "audio": "ha/happily/happily__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈhæpɪli/",
                "audio": "ha/happily/happily__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}