happily

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhæpɪli/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈhæpəli/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(hap′ə lē)

  • WordReference
  • Collins
  • WR Reverse (11)
  • Definition
  • Synonyms
  • English Collocations

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
happily adv (in a happy way)alegremente adv
 Little Tony smiled happily as he ate his ice cream.
 El pequeño Tony sonreía alegremente mientras tomaba su helado.
happily adv (gladly, willingly)alegremente adv
  felizmente adv
 I'll happily go to the shops for you on my way home.
 Alegremente iré a la tienda por ti de camino a casa.
happily adv (luckily)afortunadamente adv
  venturosamente adv
 Happily, Dan managed to get help when his car broke down in Nebraska.
 Afortunadamente, Dan pudo conseguir ayuda cuando su auto se rompió en Nebraska.
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
happily ever after adv (fairytale ending)feliz para siempre loc adv
  feliz por siempre loc adv
 Cinderella married her Prince Charming and they both lived happily ever after.
 Cenicienta se casó con el Príncipe Azul y ambos vivieron felices para siempre.
  (literatura infantil)vivieron felices y comieron perdices expr
 Cenicienta se casó con el Príncipe Azul y ambos vivieron felices y comieron perdices.
happily ever after,
happy ever after adv		 (happy outcome)felizmente adv
  feliz por siempre, feliz para siempre loc adv
 The lost cat was found in the attic and the family lived happily ever after.
 Encontraron al gato en el ático y la familia vivió felizmente.
happily married,
happily-married adj		 (faithful to your spouse)felizmente casado loc adj
Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun
 James and Dina are happily married.
 James y Dina están felizmente casados.
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

'happily' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
All's well that ends well. - blissfully - cheerily - delightedly - joyously - merrily - squeal with delight - welcome - well
Spanish:
felizmente - gozoso - gustosamente - alegremente - colorín colorado, este cuento se ha acabado - de mil amores - felizmente casados - fueron felices y comieron perdices - me meto por un huequito y me salgo por el otro, para que mañana me cuentes otro - vivieron juntos, fueron felices y comieron perdices

Collocations: he [said, smiled] happily, [giggled, laughed, grinned] happily [when, on, upon], was [humming, whistling, singing] happily to herself, more...

Forum discussions with the word(s) "happily" in the title:

  • Go to Preferences page and choose from different actions for taps or mouse clicks.
See Google Translate's machine translation of 'happily'.

In other languages: French | Italian | Portuguese | Romanian | German | Dutch | Swedish | Russian | Polish | Czech | Greek | Turkish | Chinese | Japanese | Korean | Arabic

Advertisements
Advertisements
Infórmanos de los anuncios inapropiados.
WordReference.com
WORD OF THE DAY
GET THE DAILY EMAIL!

Become a WordReference Supporter to view the site ad-free.