American English

How to pronounce easily

adverbB1Common word
EEzuhlee

/ˈi.zə.li/

3 syllables · Stress the first syllable.

with little effort or difficulty

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Meanings & examples

adverb

with little effort or difficulty

She easily solved the problem.

You can easily find this information online.

Good to know

Use easily to describe how an action happens; use easy to describe a thing or situation.

Common phrases & grammar

easily understand · easily find · easily recognize · easily solve

subject + can + easily + verb

subject + verb + easily

adverb

used to say that something is quite possible

This mistake could easily happen again.

The small store could easily become popular.

Common phrases & grammar

could easily happen · could easily become · could easily lead to

subject + could + easily + verb

adverb

used to show that someone or something is clearly better, more successful, or greater than others

She is easily the best player on the team.

This was easily the most interesting part of the trip.

Common phrases & grammar

easily the best · easily the most popular

easily + the + superlative adjective (+ noun)

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