meaningfully
adverb/ˈmiːnɪŋfəli/
/ˈmiːnɪŋfəli/
- in a serious and important way
- to participate meaningfully in a debate
Oxford Collocations DictionaryMeaningfully is used with these verbs:- participate
- pause
- speak
- …
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- in a way that is intended to communicate or express something to somebody, without any words being spoken
- to glare/glance/stare meaningfully at somebody
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