Carefully meaning in English
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Definition
carefully: cautiously, attentively, with attention or care
careful: cautious, mindful, attentive, prudent
careless: negligent, indifferent, unconcerned, inattentive
Examples
- "No listen to me very carefully monkey."
- "DISCLAIMER: PLEASE READ CAREFULLY"
- "Listen carefully to the following options: if you know your party's extension, please dial that now."
- "Now, listen to me very carefully."
- "I guarantee you that with a bit of careful management, both the Sydney and the Wellington teams will enjoy some healthy competition."
- "Trey : I assure you sir, all applications at Delavigne are carefully reviewed."
- "Careful what you say Fat Face, the cops could be listening!"
- "Now listen to me very carefully monkey."
- "A fellow student said "Zack was careful not to throw the candy directly at people, but a caramel square did land quite near my foot"."
- "I expect you to be more careful in the future."
Exercise 1
Choose all the TRUE statements from the list below.
Be careful, there may be more than one correct choice!
Be careful, there may be more than one correct choice!
Choose all the TRUE statements from the list below.
Be careful, there may be more than one correct choice!
Be careful, there may be more than one correct choice!
Trey works in Delavigne's Customer Service Department, and answers this phone call by announcing this. The caller asks about a resumé or CV he sent to the Delavigne Corp. The CV was meant for the Human Resources department, not customer support. Trey offers to transfer the caller to the HR department several times. The verb "to reach" means "to contact by telephone" in this context.
Trey tells the caller that "all applications at Delavigne are carefully reviewed". To "review" a resumé indicates that a resumé is read, or examined thoroughly. To do something "carefully" is to do it with attention or precision.
Trey says that before being hired at his last job, he wasn't called back for nine months. After nine months he received a call from the company, and he was offered a position. In this sentence, the terms "previous" and "last" are synonymous.
Trey never discusses whether or not there are any positions available at Delavigne. He encourages the caller not to lose hope, however this isn't an indication of the availability of jobs at Delavigne.
Exercise 2
Choose the correct answer based on what you heard in the dialogue.
"You could be back at the office before 3:30 or 4:00 if you ."
"You could be back at the office before 3:30 or 4:00 if you ."
Choose the correct answer based on what you heard in the dialogue.
"You could be back at the office before 3:30 or 4:00 if you go quickly."
"You could be back at the office before 3:30 or 4:00 if you go quickly."
go quickly: To "hurry" to do something is "to rush" or to try to do it quickly. "Hurry" can be used as both a noun and a verb and is used in several English idioms including "to be in a hurry" as "hurry up" or "no hurry". In this dialogue, Icarus tells Kevin that if he runs his errands "quickly", he could be back to the office for the budget meeting.
are lucky: Icarus' statement that Kevin could be back early if he "hurries", has nothing to do with "luck" or "chance". "To be lucky" means "to have chance" or "good fortune".
make an effort: Although Icarus clearly wants Kevin to "make an effort" to get back to the office, this is not what his expression, "if you hurry" indicates. "To hurry" means to act quickly or to do something with speed or haste.
are careful: Icarus' statement to Kevin is not a request to be careful, but rather a request to "run his errands" quickly.
truly love me: Icarus' statement to Kevin is not related to the fact that Kevin and Icarus are deeply in love with each other. Their passionate affair has been the subject of rumors for a while at the office. So let me dispel them once and for all. Kevin and Icarus share a deep man-love which will persist until the end of time. Incidentally, this answer is incorrect.
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