faithfully

/'feiθfuli/

Thân thiện

The radio played faithfully every morning at seven.

Definition

1. Adverb:
   • In a faithful manner: Acting with loyalty, steadfastness, or fidelity. It describes performing a duty or maintaining a relationship with unwavering commitment.
   • Accurately, precisely: Doing something in a way that is true to the original, without alteration or error.

Usage Examples

• Adverb:
  • The old clock chimed faithfully every hour. (It performed its function reliably and consistently.)
  • She served the company faithfully for over thirty years. (She worked with loyalty and dedication.)
  • The book was faithfully adapted into a film. (The film was made accurately, following the book closely.)

Advanced Usage

• "Yours faithfully": A formal closing phrase used at the end of a letter, typically when the recipient's name is unknown (e.g., "Dear Sir/Madam"). It is a standard valediction in British English.

  • The letter concluded with "Yours faithfully, John Smith."

• "To promise faithfully": To make a promise in a very serious and sincere manner, emphasizing one's commitment to keeping it.

  • He promised faithfully that he would return by noon.

Variants and Related Words

• Faithful (adj): Loyal, steadfast, or true to facts.
  • He was a faithful friend.
• Faithfulness (n): The quality of being faithful.
  • Her faithfulness to the cause was admirable.

Synonyms

• Loyally: With steadfast allegiance.
• Devotedly: With great love and loyalty.
• Accurately: In a correct and precise manner.
• Reliably: In a dependable and consistent way.

Related Phrases

• To deal faithfully with someone/to deal faithfully with a matter: (Formal/Archaic) To treat someone or handle a matter with honesty and integrity.
  • The historian dealt faithfully with the complex events. (The historian treated the events accurately and honestly.)

Học thuật

Adverb

1. in a faithful manner
   • it always came on, faithfully, like the radio

Từ đồng nghĩa

• dependably
• reliably