As head of the team I was ably assisted by him.
Source: tatoeba (40262)
Ably
//ˈeɪ.bli//
Synonyms for "ably" (40 found)
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Closest matches (8)
Adverb(1 words)
Strong matches (12)
Related words (20)
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Translations
29 translations across 17 languages.
Albanian
1 entries- i afte adv (with great ability)
Bulgarian
4 entries- компетентно adv (with great ability)
- ловко adv (with great ability)
- сръчно adv (with great ability)
- умело adv (with great ability)
Catalan
1 entries- hàbilment adv (with great ability)
Finnish
3 entries- hyvin adv (with great ability)
- pontevasti adv (with great ability)
- taitavasti adv (with great ability)
French
1 entries- habilement adv (with great ability)
German
1 entries- fähig adv (with great ability)
Greek
2 entries- άξια adv (with great ability)
- ικανά adv (with great ability)
Interlingua
1 entries- habilemente adv (with great ability)
Italian
1 entries- abilmente adv (with great ability)
Lakota
1 entries- wašʼágyA adv (with great ability)
Polish
2 entries- umiejętnie adv (with great ability)
- zręcznie adv (with great ability)
Portuguese
1 entries- habilmente adv (with great ability)
Russian
4 entries- иску́сно adv (with great ability)
- квалифици́рованно adv (with great ability)
- компете́нтно adv (with great ability)
- ло́вко adv (with great ability)
Spanish
1 entries- hábilmente adv (with great ability)
Swedish
1 entries- skickligt adv (with great ability)
Vietnamese
1 entries- khéo léo adv (with great ability)
Volapük
2 entries- fägiko adv (with great ability)
- fägo adv (with great ability)
Sample sentences
5 total sentences available.
President Jackson ably dodged the reporters' questions.
Source: tatoeba (10498135)
She ably handled the situation.
Source: tatoeba (10522556)
She said he "ably" led responses to the Ebola and refugee crises and has been pushing needed reforms at the World Bank.
Source: tatoeba (11250932)
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