Meaning of word especially

English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

  • esp., esp (abbreviation)
  • esp, espc (internet slang)

Etymology[edit]

especial +‎ -ly

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɪˈspɛʃ.(ə.)li/, /əˈspɛʃ.(ə.)li/, /ɛsˈpɛʃ.(ə.)li/
  • (nonstandard, proscribed) IPA(key): /ɛkˈspɛʃ.(ə.)li/

Adverb[edit]

especially (comparative more especially, superlative most especially)

  1. (manner) In a special manner; specially.

    He got up early especially.

    • 1944 July and August, Railway Magazine, page 233, photo caption:

      L.N.E.R. class «Y6» 3 ft. 1 in. 0-4-0 steam tram locomotive No. 7133
      This locomotive, constructed at the Stratford works of the former Great Eastern Railway in 1897, was one of six which were built between 1883 and 1897 especially to work the Wisbech and Upwell Tramway.

  2. (focus) Particularly; to a greater extent than is normal.

    • 1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, New York, N.Y.: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, page viii:

      There is now such an immense «microliterature» on hepatics that, beyond a certain point I have given up trying to integrate (and evaluate) every minor paper published—especially narrowly floristic papers.

  3. (focus) Used to place greater emphasis upon someone or something.

    Invite them all, especially Molly.

    • 1910, Emerson Hough, chapter I, in The Purchase Price: Or The Cause of Compromise, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:

      Captain Edward Carlisle […] felt a curious sensation of helplessness seize upon him as he met her steady gaze, […]; he could not tell what this prisoner might do. He cursed the fate which had assigned such a duty, cursed especially that fate which forced a gallant soldier to meet so superb a woman as this under handicap so hard.

    • 1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, New York, N.Y.: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, page viii:

      There is now such an immense «microliterature» on hepatics that, beyond a certain point I have given up trying to integrate (and evaluate) every minor paper published—especially narrowly floristic papers.

Synonyms[edit]

  • (special manner):
  • (particularly): in particular; see also Thesaurus:specifically
  • (emphasis): first and foremost; see also Thesaurus:above all

[edit]

  • especial
  • special
  • specialist
  • specialty
  • ‘specially

Translations[edit]

particularly

  • Albanian: sidomos (sq)
  • Arabic: خُصُوصًا‎ (ḵuṣūṣan), خَاصَّةً‎ (ḵāṣṣatan), وَلَا سِيَّمَا‎ (walā siyyamā)
  • Armenian: հատկապես (hy) (hatkapes)
  • Azerbaijani: xüsusən (az), xüsusilə (az), ələlxüsus (az), özəlliklə
  • Bashkir: айырыуса (ayırıwsa), бигерәк тә (bigeräk tä)
  • Belarusian: асаблі́ва (asablíva)
  • Bulgarian: осо́бено (bg) (osóbeno)
  • Catalan: sobretot (ca), especialment (ca)
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin: 特別／特别 (zh) (tèbié), 尤其 (zh) (yóuqí)
  • Czech: obzvlášť
  • Danish: særligt, specielt, især
  • Dutch: vooral (nl), in het bijzonder
  • Esperanto: precipe (eo)
  • Estonian: eriliselt, eriti (et)
  • Finnish: erityisesti (fi), varsinkin (fi), etenkin (fi)
  • French: spécialement (fr), particulièrement (fr), surtout (fr), en particulier (fr)
  • Galician: especialmente (gl)
  • German: besonders (de), extra (de)
  • Gothic: 𐌸𐌹𐍃𐌷𐌿𐌽 (þishun)
  • Greek: ειδικά (el) (eidiká)
    Ancient: ἄλλως τε καί (állōs te kaí)
  • Hindi: ख़ास तौर पर (xās taur par)
  • Hungarian: különösen (hu), főleg (hu), főként (hu), főképp
  • Icelandic: sérstaklega (is)
  • Indonesian: lebih-lebih (id)
  • Ingrian: erittee
  • Irish: go háirithe
  • Italian: specialmente (it), soprattutto (it), specie (it)
  • Japanese: とりわけ (ja) (toriwake), 特に (ja) (toku ni), なかんずく (ja) (nakanzuku)
  • Korean: 특히 (ko) (teukhi), 특별히 (ko) (teukbyeolhi)
  • Kurdish:
    Central Kurdish: بەتایبەتی‎ (betaybetî)
    Northern Kurdish: taybetî (ku)
  • Latin: maxime (la), apprime, praesertim (la)
  • Luxembourgish: besonnesch
  • Maori: inarā
  • Norman: supareillement (Guernsey)
  • Norwegian:
    Bokmål: særlig (no), i særdeleshet, spesielt (no)
    Nynorsk: spesielt
  • Occitan: mai que mai, subretot (oc)
  • Old English: swīþost
  • Persian: مخصوصاً‎ (fa) (maxsusan)
  • Polish: szczególnie (pl), zwłaszcza (pl), w szczególności (pl)
  • Portuguese: especialmente (pt), sobretudo (pt)
  • Romanian: mai ales
  • Russian: осо́бенно (ru) (osóbenno)
  • Scots: maistly
  • Serbo-Croatian: posebice (sh), osobito (sh), naročito (sh)
  • Slovene: posébej
  • Spanish: especialmente (es), sobre todo, máxime, más (es)
  • Swedish: särskilt (sv), speciellt (sv)
  • Telugu: ప్రత్యేకించి (pratyēkiñci)
  • Turkish: özellikle (tr)
  • Ukrainian: особли́во (osoblývo)
  • Urdu: خاص طور پر‎ (xās taur par)
  • Vietnamese: nhất là (vi), đặc biệt là
  • Zazaki: xısusen

in a special manner

  • Belarusian: асаблі́ва (asablíva)
  • Catalan: especialment (ca)
  • Finnish: erityisesti (fi)
  • French: spécialement (fr)
  • German: speziell (de), außergewöhnlich (de), originell (de)
  • Gothic: 𐌿𐍃𐍃𐌹𐌽𐌳𐍉 (ussindō)
  • Italian: appositamente (it)
  • Kurdish:
    Central Kurdish: بەشێوەیەکی تایبەتی‎ (beşêweyekî taybetî)
  • Norwegian: spesielt (no)
  • Polish: szczególnie (pl)
  • Portuguese: especialmente (pt)
  • Romanian: în special, în mod special
  • Russian: осо́бенно (ru) (osóbenno)
  • Spanish: especialmente (es), máxime
  • Telugu: మరీ ముఖ్యంగా (marī mukhyaṅgā)
  • Ukrainian: особли́во (osoblývo)
  • Zazaki: bağseta

See also[edit]

  • esp
Источник

  • 1
    especially

    ESPECIALLY, SPECIALLY

    Наречия especially и specially являются синонимами и употребляются как в значении ‘особенно, исключительно, более всего’, так и в значении ‘специально, по особому случаю’. Однако especially употребляется главным образом в первом значении, ‘особенно’, specially – во втором, ‘специально’: especially cold weather, especially charming evening, но to come specially to see somebody, to do something specially for one’s friend.

    Difficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > especially

  • 2
    especially

    осо́бенно, гла́вным о́бразом

    Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > especially

  • 3
    especially

    Персональный Сократ > especially

  • 4
    especially

    [ɪ’speʃ(ə)lɪ]

    adv

    особенно, в особенности


    — like smth especially

    CHOICE OF WORDS:

    (1.) Созвучные наречия especially и specially относятся к усилительным словам. Especially употребляется для выделения одного объекта при сравнении его с другими: children’s bones especially are very sensitive to radiation кости детей особенно чувствительны к радиации. Особенно часто especially употребляется с последующим прилагательным, а также перед предлогами и союзами: especially difficult (bright, clever) особенно трудный (яркий, умный); especially on weak-days особенно в будни; especially in the South особенно на юге; especially when we have visitors особенно когда у нас посетители. В отличие от especially specially подчеркивает направленность, цель действия и соответствует русским специально/только для того, чтобы: they came to see us specially они специально приехали, чтобы повидать нас. (2.) See because, cj; USAGE (2.).

    English-Russian combinatory dictionary > especially

  • 5
    especially

    English-Russian word troubles > especially

  • 6
    especially

    [ıʹspeʃ(ə)lı]

    1. особенно, в особенности

    the criticism is especially deserved in this case — в этом случае критика является особенно заслуженной

    the book is designed especially for family use — книга предназначена специально для семейного чтения

    2. главным образом

    the more especially as… — тем более что…

    3. в частности

    НБАРС > especially

  • 7
    especially

    Англо-русский синонимический словарь > especially

  • 8
    especially

    1. adv особенно, в особенности

    2. adv главным образом

    3. adv в частности

    Синонимический ряд:

    1. chiefly (other) chiefly; eminently; markedly; notably; remarkably; wonderfully

    2. very (other) awful; awfully; considerably; distinctively; enormously; exceedingly; exceptionally; expressly; extra; extraordinarily; extremely; highly; immensely; in particular; in specie; jolly; mighty; particularly; principally; quite; rather; really; special; specially; specifically; too; tremendously; very

    English-Russian base dictionary > especially

  • 9
    especially

    Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > especially

  • 10
    especially

    English-Russian big medical dictionary > especially

  • 11
    especially

    [ɪsˈpeʃəlɪ]

    especially особенно, главным образом

    English-Russian short dictionary > especially

  • 12
    especially

    1) особенно

    2) сугубо
    3) чрезвычайно

    Англо-русский технический словарь > especially

  • 13
    especially

    Универсальный англо-русский словарь > especially

  • 14
    especially as

    Универсальный англо-русский словарь > especially as

  • 15
    especially

    [ɪs`peʃ(ə)lɪ]

    особенно, в особенности, главным образом

    Англо-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > especially

  • 16
    especially

    [ɪs’peʃəlɪ]

    adv

    особенно, главным образом

    2000 самых употребительных английских слов > especially

  • 17
    especially

    adverb

    особенно, главным образом

    * * *

    1 (d) особенно

    2 (р) в особенности

    * * *

    * * *

    [es·pe·cial·ly || ɪ’speʃəlɪ]
    особенно, главным образом, специально, сугубо

    * * *

    избранные-особо

    особенно

    особо

    * * *

    особенно, в особенности, главным образом

    Новый англо-русский словарь > especially

  • 18
    especially

    особенно, в особенности, главным образом

    Англо-русский словарь по психоаналитике > especially

  • 19
    especially

    Специализированный англо-русский словарь бухгалтерских терминов > especially

  • 20
    especially

    English-Russian dictionary of technical terms > especially

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См. также в других словарях:

  • especially — ► ADVERB 1) in particular. 2) to a great extent; very much. USAGE The words especially and specially are not interchangeable, although both can mean ‘particularly’. Only especially means ‘in particular’, as in he despised them all, especially… …   English terms dictionary

  • Especially — Es*pe cial*ly, adv. In an especial manner; chiefly; particularly; peculiarly; in an uncommon degree. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • especially — index a fortiori, particularly Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • especially — c.1400, from ESPECIAL (Cf. especial) + LY (Cf. ly) (2) …   Etymology dictionary

  • especially — [adv] exceptionally, particularly abnormally, above all, before all else, chiefly, conspicuously, curiously, eminently, exclusively, expressly, extraordinarily, in particular, in specie, mainly, markedly, notably, oddly, outstandingly, peculiarly …   New thesaurus

  • especially — [e spesh′əl ē, i spesh′əl ē] adv. particularly; mainly; to a marked degree; unusually …   English World dictionary

  • especially — es|pe|cial|ly W1S1 [ıˈspeʃəli] adv 1.) [sentence adverb] used to emphasize that something is more important or happens more with one particular thing than with others = ↑particularly ▪ I never liked long walks, especially in winter. ▪ Art books… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • especially — es|pe|cial|ly [ ı speʃli ] adverb *** 1. ) used when mentioning conditions that make something more relevant, important, or true: PARTICULARLY: It was a very cold house, especially in the winter. especially because/since: He did not want to upset …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • especially — /I speSFli/ also specially spoken adverb 1 (sentence adverb) used to emphasize that something is more important or happens more with one particular thing than with others: Crime is growing at a rapid rate, especially in urban areas. 2 (+ adj/adv) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • especially */*/*/ — UK [ɪˈspeʃ(ə)lɪ] / US adverb 1) used when mentioning conditions that make something more relevant, important, or true It was a very cold house, especially in winter. especially as/because/since: He did not want to upset his father, especially as… …   English dictionary

  • especially — especial, especially, special, specially 1. There is no longer any great difficulty with especial because special has all but driven it out, although it is still used occasionally to refer principally to exceptional personal qualities or… …   Modern English usage

Источник

особенно, специально, главным образом, сугубо

наречие ↓

- особенно, в особенности

the criticism is especially deserved in this case — в этом случае критика является особенно заслуженной 
the book is designed especially for family use — книга предназначена специально для семейного чтения 

- главным образом

especially for this reason — в основном по этой причине 
the more especially as … — тем более что … 

- в частности

Мои примеры

Словосочетания

an especially (or specially) cautious approach to the danger — особенно осторожный подход к данной угрозе  
especially dangerous crimes — особо опасные преступления  
especially dangerous recidivist — особый о опасный рецидивист  
be especially noteworthy — достоин особого внимания; достоин внимания  
especially as — тем более, что  
especially hazardous waste — особо опасные отходы  
especially high-strength — особо высокопрочный  
especially pure — особо чистых; особо чистый; особо чистые  
this is especially the case — это особенно верно  
we are especially happy — нам особенно приятно  
this is especially true where — это особенно относится к случаям, когда  

Примеры с переводом

I made this pie especially for you. 

Я приготовила этот пирог специально для вас.

I never liked long walks, especially in winter. 

Я никогда не любил долгие прогулки, особенно зимой.

She bought a new pair of trainers especially for the trip. 

Специально для этой поездки она купила новую пару кроссовок.

I was especially fond of chocolate biscuits. 

Мне особенно нравилось шоколадное печенье.

He was especially concerned about the contract. 

Этот договор вызывал у него особое беспокойство.

Feedback is especially important in learning skills. 

Обратная связь особенно важна при освоении новых навыков.

Winning this tournament was especially satisfying. 

Победа в этом турнире была особенно приятной.

Graphics are especially well handled in the book. 

Для книги графические материалы подготавливают особенно хорошо.

There is nothing especially radical about that idea. 

В этой идее нет ничего особенно радикального.

A depreciation of the dollar would make US exports cheaper and especially so in Japan. 

Обесценивание доллара сделает американский экспорт дешевле, и особенно в Японии.

Art books are expensive to produce, especially if they contain colour illustrations. 

Выпуск иллюстрированных книг очень дорог, особенно если они содержат цветные иллюстрации.

Возможные однокоренные слова

especial  — особенный, особый, специальный, исключительный

Источник

2

a

: in particular : particularly

food seems cheaper, especially meats

b

: for a particular purpose

built especially for research

3


—used as an intensive

an especially good essaynothing especially radical in the remarks

Synonyms

Example Sentences

With the help of his staff, [Tim] Russert was especially good at arming himself for an interview by compiling a politician’s previous statements in all their contradictions. Google was his tool and Gotcha his game.


—David Remnick, New Yorker, 23 June 2008


In 1972, we began nonstop coverage of the Nixon-McGovern presidential campaign. Hunter [S. Thompson] took over my life then—and for many years after that when he was reporting (long nocturnal telephone calls and frequent all-night strategy sessions) and especially when he was writing. He was demanding in his need for time, attention, care, handling and editing.


—Jann S. Wenner, Rolling Stone, 24 Mar. 2005


Moreover, Gone with the Wind is peopled with characters whose inconsistencies make them interesting, none more so than Scarlett O’Hara, an unattractive, inexplicably seductive antiheroine whom Trollope himself might well have been pleased to dream up on an especially good day.


—Terry Teachout, National Review, 20 Aug. 2001


… I am a tax dweeb. I like thinking about taxes and writing about taxes, and I really like doing my taxes. Especially since do-it-yourself tax software in a box got so great.


—Linda Stern, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2000



He was especially concerned about the contract.



There is nothing especially radical about that idea.



Winning this tournament was especially satisfying.



I made this pie especially for you.

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Recent Examples on the Web

Airline ticket prices, in particular, are especially susceptible to shifts in supply and demand, as the aviation industry is acutely impacted by capacity constrictions.


—Blane Bachelor, CNN, 4 Feb. 2023




He was especially drawn to landscape portraiture, its calm and innocence.


—WIRED, 4 Feb. 2023




The matchup between him and Edey will make this one especially fun to watch.


—Ian Firstenberg, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2023




My kids, especially, love amusement parks and watching them ride roller coasters is a thrill.


—San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Feb. 2023




His cruelty led to his son’s deep distrust of male authority figures, Gordy especially.


—Matthew Allan, Rolling Stone, 4 Feb. 2023




The team as deep as anyone in the country, regularly playing 14 players while No. 5 UConn (21-2, 13-0 Big East) will have just eight available and relies heavily on its starters — especially so Edwards.


—Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant, 4 Feb. 2023




That especially remains the case after Friday — for wanted and unwanted reasons.


—Khobi Price, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2023




The council is especially concerned that larger dwellings could block sunlight of neighbors to the north.


—Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Feb. 2023


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Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler

The first known use of especially was
in the 15th century

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Источник

Especially describes something that can be singled out as better or more than. An especially tall building is extremely tall.

Behind many good adverbs is a good adjective; this is especially true for the word especially, which is built from the common adjective special. This means something close to particularly and can be used to describe something that is more than something else. Basketball players are especially tall. Puppies and kittens are especially cute. The President is an especially important person. If you win first place in a piccolo contest then you are especially good at playing piccolo.

Definitions of especially

  1. adverb

    to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common

    “an
    especially (or specially) cautious approach to the danger”

    synonyms:

    particularly, peculiarly, specially

  2. adverb

    in a special manner

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