Meaning of the word significantly

1

: in a significant manner : to a significant degree

the salaries differed significantly

2

: it is significant

significantly, they were on time

Example Sentences



People who smoke have a significantly greater risk of developing lung cancer than people who don’t.



Another store sold the game for a significantly lower price.



If you take my advice, your chances of winning will increase significantly.



He looked significantly in her direction when he said that some of us are not doing our jobs.

Recent Examples on the Web

The Boston Red Sox, who significantly lowered their payroll, earned $71.6 million, third behind the Seattle Mariners ($83.8 million) and the San Francisco Giants ($74.9 million).


—Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2023




And for the most part that’s true: One recent Columbia University study found that suicidal patients were significantly less depressed and were less likely to hurt themselves within 24 hours of taking a single dose of ketamine.


—Sarah Elizabeth Richards, Men’s Health, 24 Mar. 2023




The reforms would significantly reduce the justices’ ability to review laws and strike them down.


—Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Mar. 2023




Related: 8 burning questions Bernie Sanders and other senators should ask Moderna’s Stéphane Bancel Moderna is planning to price its vaccines at about $130 per dose, after selling the products for significantly less to the federal government.


—Rachel Cohrs, STAT, 22 Mar. 2023




These reading materials, for example, revealed that Choi reduced the salt content significantly from original fish preservation recipes for two cold appetizers — because taste, rather than longevity, is the objective now.


—Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 22 Mar. 2023




But those that are eligible can reduce their sentences significantly.


—Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al, 22 Mar. 2023




Significant regulatory reforms since the crisis mean that bank balance sheets have been strengthened and exposure to risky loans significantly reduced.


—Hanna Ziady, CNN, 21 Mar. 2023




That’s significantly less than the $8 billion the bank was worth on market close Friday.


—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 20 Mar. 2023


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Word History

First Known Use

1577, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler

The first known use of significantly was
in 1577

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significantly

1) Общая лексика: значительно, что особенно важно, в немалой степени

2) Математика: в значительной степени, весьма, решающе

3) Бытовая техника: существенно

Универсальный англо-русский словарь.
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Смотреть что такое «significantly» в других словарях:

  • Significantly — Sig*nif i*cant*ly, adv. In a significant manner. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • significantly — sig|nif|i|cant|ly W2S3 [sıgˈnıfıkəntli] adv 1.) in an important way or to an important degree ▪ Health problems can be significantly reduced by careful diet. ▪ Methods used by younger teachers differ significantly from those used by older ones.… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • significantly — adverb 1 in an important way or to an important degree: Health problems can be significantly reduced by careful diet. (+ from): Methods used by younger teachers differ significantly from those used by older ones. | significantly… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • significantly — sig|nif|i|cant|ly [ sıg nıfıkəntli ] adverb ** 1. ) by a large amount or in a way that is easily noticeable: As an organization, we ve grown significantly. Significantly more people are injured at home than at work. 2. ) in a way that is relevant …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • significantly */*/ — UK [sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəntlɪ] / US adverb 1) by a large amount, or in a way that is easily noticeable As an organization, we ve grown significantly. Significantly more people are injured at home than at work. 2) in a way that is relevant or that has an… …   English dictionary

  • significantly — adverb Date: 1577 1. in a significant manner ; to a significant degree < the salaries differed significantly > 2. it is significant < significantly, they were on time > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • significantly — adv. Significantly is used with these adjectives: ↑better, ↑different, ↑inferior, ↑negative, ↑related, ↑slow, ↑worse Significantly is used with these verbs: ↑accelerate, ↑advance, ↑affect, ↑ …   Collocations dictionary

  • significantly — adverb 1. in a statistically significant way (Freq. 6) the two groups differed significantly • Derived from adjective: ↑significant 2. in a significant manner (Freq. 3) our budget will be significantly affected by these new cuts …   Useful english dictionary

  • significantly — significant ► ADJECTIVE 1) extensive or important enough to merit attention. 2) having an unstated meaning; indicative of something. DERIVATIVES significantly adverb …   English terms dictionary

  • Significantly Prettier and Easier C++ Syntax — or SPECS is an alternative syntactic binding for the semantics of C++. Design Designed by Ben Werther and Damian Conway, SPECS has a LALR(1) parsable grammar, which means it is significantly easier to parse than standard C++ syntax, both for… …   Wikipedia

  • significantly — See significant. * * * …   Universalium

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

significant +‎ -ly

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəntli/

Adverb[edit]

significantly (not comparable)

  1. In a significant manner or to a significant extent.

    Irene’s English significantly improved after taking a year out in Ireland.

    The quality of life is significantly higher than it was twenty years ago.

Synonyms[edit]

  • way

Translations[edit]

in a significant manner: notably

  • Catalan: significativament (ca)
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin: 大大 (zh) (dàdà)
  • Czech: významně (cs), značně (cs)
  • Dutch: voelbaar (nl), waarneembaar (nl), beduidend (nl), significant (nl), veelbetekenend (nl), betekenisvol (nl)
  • Finnish: huomattavasti (fi), merkittävästi (fi)
  • French: considérablement (fr)
  • German: wesentlich (de), beträchtlich (de)
  • Greek: αξιοσημείωτα (el) (axiosimeíota)
  • Italian: significativamente (it), principalmente (it)
  • Japanese: 著しく (ja) (ichijirushiku)
  • Norwegian:
    Bokmål: betydelig (no), påtagelig, markant
  • Polish: znacząco (pl), znacznie (pl)
  • Portuguese: significativamente, notavelmente
  • Romanian: (în mod) semnificativ, cu înțeles, (în mod) considerabil
  • Russian: значи́тельно (ru) (značítelʹno)
  • Spanish: significativamente (es)
  • Ukrainian: значно (značno)
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существенно, знаменательно

наречие

- многозначительно

Мои примеры

Словосочетания

a generous grant, enabling the library to significantly aggrandize its collection of books on tape — щедрое пожертвование, позволяющее библиотеке значительно увеличить свою коллекцию аудиокниг  
significantly different — значимо различный  
significantly below — значительно ниже  
at significantly reduced capital investment — при значительно уменьшенных капиталовложениях  
contribute significantly to — вносить значительный вклад  

Примеры с переводом

The scandal significantly damaged her career. 

Этот скандал существенно повредил её карьере.

Health problems can be significantly reduced by careful diet. 

Проблемы со здоровьем можно значительно уменьшить за счёт тщательного соблюдения диеты.

The device has lowered the rate of car accidence significantly. 

Это устройство существенно сократило количество автомобильных аварий.

The cost of our raw materials has risen significantly. 

Стоимость сырья значительно возросла.

If you take my advice, your chances of winning will increase significantly. 

Если вы воспользуетесь моими рекомендациями, ваши шансы на победу значительно возрастут.

Modern machinery has significantly eased the backbreaking work of farming. 

Современная техника значительно облегчила каторжный труд земледельца.

People who smoke have a significantly greater risk of developing lung cancer than people who don’t. 

У людей, которые курят, риск возникновения рака лёгких значительно выше, чем у некурящих.

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Возможные однокоренные слова

insignificantly  — незначительно, с ничтожным эффектом, с ничтожным результатом
significant  — значительный, существенный, значимый, знак, символ, указание

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sig·nif·i·cant

 (sĭg-nĭf′ĭ-kənt)

adj.

1.

a. Having or expressing a meaning: Are the markings on the stone significant?

b. Having or expressing a covert or nonverbal meaning; suggestive: a significant glance.

2. Having or likely to have a major effect; important: a significant change in the tax laws.

3. Fairly large in amount or quantity: significant casualties; no significant opposition.

4. Statistics Of or relating to observations or occurrences that are too closely correlated to be attributed to chance and therefore indicate a systematic relationship.

[Latin significāns, significant-, present participle of significāre, to signify; see signify.]

sig·nif′i·cant·ly adv.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adv. 1. significantly — in a statistically significant way; «the two groups differed significantly»
2. significantly — in a significant manner; «our budget will be significantly affected by these new cuts»

insignificantly — not to a significant degree or amount; «Our budget will only be insignificantly affected by these new cuts»
3. significantly — in an important way or to an important degree; «more importantly, Weber held that the manifold meaning attached to the event by the social scientist could alter his definition of the concrete event itself»

Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

significantly

adverb

1. very much, greatly, hugely, vastly, notably, considerably, remarkably, enormously, immensely, tremendously, markedly, by much The number supporting him had increased significantly.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

Translations

الى دَرجَةٍ مُهِمَّهبصورةٍ لها مَغْزى

podstatněvýznamně

betydeligt

á merkingaròrunginn hátttöluvert

precej

manalı bir şekildeönemli derecede

significantly

[sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntlɪ] ADV

Collins Spanish Dictionary — Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

significantly

[sɪgˈnɪfɪkəntli] adv

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

significantly

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

signify

(ˈsignifai) verb

1. to be a sign of; to mean. His frown signified disapproval.

2. to show; to make known by a sign, gesture etc. He signified his approval with a nod.

significance (sigˈnifikəns) noun

meaning or importance. a matter of great significance.

significant (sigˈnifikənt) adjective

1. important; having an important effect. a significant event/development.

2. having a special meaning; meaningful. a significant look/smile.

3. considerable; marked. There was no significant change in the patient’s condition; There was a significant drop in the number of road accidents last year.

significantly (sigˈnifikəntli) adverb

1. in a significant manner. He patted his pocket significantly.

2. to an important degree. Sales-levels are significantly lower than last year, which is very disappointing.

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

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