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Definition of intimately adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

intimately

adverb
 
/ˈɪntɪmətli/
 
/ˈɪntɪmətli/
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  1. in a very close and friendly way
    • The characters in the film become intimately involved in each other's lives.
  2. in a private and personal, and often a sexual, way
    • She was talking intimately with a young man.
    • They touched each other intimately.
  3. if you know somebody/something intimately, you know them/it in a very detailed and complete way
    • They were intimately familiar with the US laws and regulations.
    • an area of the country that he knew intimately
  4. intimately connected/linked/related/involved connected or involved in a very close way
    • The two issues are intimately connected.
    • She was intimately involved in the project.
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