Popularly definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

popularly · 1. adverb. If something or someone is popularly known as something, most people call them that, although it is not their official name or title. · 2. EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Video LearnEnglish Videopronunciations Buildyourvocabulary Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese Definitionof 'popularly'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× popularly (pɒpjʊləʳli ) 1. adverb Ifsomethingorsomeoneispopularlyknownassomething,mostpeoplecallthemthat,althoughitisnottheirofficialnameortitle. ...theMesozoicera,morepopularlyknownastheageofdinosaurs. ...aninfectionpopularlycalledmadcowdisease. LDLcholesterolispopularlyknownas'bad'cholesterol. Synonyms:generally,commonly,widely,usually MoreSynonymsofpopularly 2. adverb[ADVERB-ed] Ifsomethingispopularlybelievedorsupposedtobethecase,mostpeoplebelieveorsupposeittobethecase,althoughitmaynotbetrue. Schizophreniaisnota'splitmind'asispopularlybelieved. Politiciansarereluctanttotakeonaprofessionthatispopularlyregardedasoverworked andunderpaid. 3. adverb[ADVERB-ed] Apopularlyelectedleaderorgovernmenthasbeenelectedbyamajorityofthepeopleinacountry. Hewasthecountry'sfirstpopularlyelectedPresident. COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof popularly Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'popularly' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'popularly' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'BastilleDay' HindiTranslationof'popularly' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency popularlyinBritishEnglish (ˈpɒpjʊləlɪ ) adverb1. bythepublicasawhole;generallyorwidely 2. usually;commonly hisfullnameisRobert,butheispopularlyknownasBob 3. inapopularmanner CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers WordFrequency popularlyinAmericanEnglish (ˈpɑpjələrli) adverb1. bythepeopleasawhole;generally;widely afictitiousstorypopularlyacceptedastrue 2. forpopulartaste;forthegeneralmassesofpeople Hewritespopularlyonmanysubjects Mostmaterial©2005,1997,1991byPenguinRandomHouseLLC.Modifiedentries©2019 byPenguinRandomHouseLLCandHarperCollinsPublishersLtd Wordorigin[1570–80;popular+-ly] Examplesof'popularly'inasentence popularly TheseexampleshavebeenautomaticallyselectedandmaycontainsensitivecontentthatdoesnotreflecttheopinionsorpoliciesofCollins,oritsparentcompanyHarperCollins. Wewelcomefeedback:reportanexamplesentencetotheCollinsteam.Readmore… Theyaremorepopularlyknownascortisonedrugsandarewidelyused.Martlew,Gillian&Silver,Shelley(ed)TheMedicineChest-yourfamily'sguidetoprescriptiondrugs(1988)Sinceallusepopularbloggingsoftwaretheyareallpopularlycalledblogs.Times,SundayTimes(2009)Classpositioninsocietyisastrongdeterminantofwhatispopularlycalled"lifestyle.Appelbaum,RichardP.Sociology(1995)Butapopularlyelectedpresidentisanimmenseadvance.Times,SundayTimes(2012)Allhadpopularlyelectedrepresentativeassembliesandmostmaleadultscouldvote.Garraty,JohnArthurTheAmericanNation:AHistoryoftheUnitedStatesto1877(1995)Oursocietyisaffluentinlargepartbecauseitswealthiestcitizensdonotbehavethewayrichpeoplearepopularlysupposedto.Times,SundayTimes(2009)Havingpreviouslyquizzedthethrongonwhichsongstheywouldliketohear,thebandchosetoplaytheirmostpopularlyrequestedtracksfirst.TheSun(2009)Idon'tthinkthat'spopularlyorwidelyknown.Times,SundayTimes(2009) Trendsof popularly Viewusagefor: AllYears Last10years Last50years Last100years Last300years Inotherlanguages popularly BritishEnglish:popularly ADVERB/ˈpɒpjʊləlɪ/Ifsomethingorsomeoneispopularlyknownassomething,mostpeoplecallthemthat,althoughitisnottheirofficialnameortitle....theMesozoicera,morepopularlyknownastheageofdinosaurs.AmericanEnglish:popularly /ˈpɒpyələrli/BrazilianPortuguese:popularmente Chinese:通俗地EuropeanSpanish:popularmente French:communément German:allgemein Italian:popolarmente Japanese:一般にはKorean:흔히EuropeanPortuguese:popularmente LatinAmericanSpanish:popularmente Translateyourtextforfree Browsealphabetically popularly popularize popularizeaconcept popularizeaterm popularly populars populate populateacity AllENGLISHwordsthatbeginwith'P' Relatedtermsof popularly knownpopularly Source DefinitionofpopularlyfromtheCollinsEnglishDictionary ReadabouttheteamofauthorsbehindCollinsDictionaries. NewfromCollins QuickwordchallengeQuizReviewQuestion:1 - Score:0/5 chilli or chilly?Dragthecorrectanswerintothebox. chilli chillyAddthegarlic, andprawns.peer or pier?Whichversioniscorrect?Theytookastrollalongthepeer.Theytookastrollalongthepier.it's or its?Whichversioniscorrect?Thedogliftedit'shead,listening.Thedoglifteditshead,listening.which or witch?Whichversioniscorrect?Inthepastshewouldhavebeentriedasawhich.Inthepastshewouldhavebeentriedasawitch.hall or haul?Dragthecorrectanswerintothebox. hall haulThelightswereoninthe .Yourscore:CheckSeetheanswerNextNextquizReview Jul15,2022 Wordoftheday BastilleDay (inFrance)anannualholidayonJuly14,commemoratingthefalloftheBastille SEEFULLDEFINITION SEEPREVIOUSWORDS Signupforournewsletter Getthelatestnewsandgainaccesstoexclusiveupdatesandoffers Signmeup LatestWordSubmissions ahilltodieon Jul05,2022 Explanaclif Jul04,2022 coroinfodeluge Jul03,2022 inertia Jul03,2022 ViewMoreSubmit BastilleDay WithFrenchBastilleDayon14thJuly,amajorcelebrationofliberty,welookatwhatitcommemoratesandhowisitcelebrated. 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