I became heavily involved in politics.heavilyheav‧ily /ˈhevəli/ ●●○ W3 adverb 
I became heavily involved in politics. The report was heavily criticized in the press. a heavily populated area thousands of heavily armed troops His wife was heavily pregnant at the time.it rains/snows heavily It’s been raining heavily all day.drink/smoke heavily Paul was drinking heavily by then.heavily dependent/reliant/influenced Britain is heavily dependent on imports for its raw materials.2sleep heavily if you sleep heavily, you cannot be woken easily3breathe heavily to breathe slowly and loudly: Breathing heavily, I stopped and sat down to rest.4heavily built having a large broad body that looks strong5if you do or say something heavily, you do it slowly and with a lot of effort, especially because you are sad or bored: He was walking heavily, his head down. Emily sighed heavily. ‘I suppose so,’ she said heavily.6be heavily into something informal to do something a lot or be very interested in it: Sid was heavily into drugs by the time he left school.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Fifty houses were heavily damaged in the hurricane.
- It's been raining heavily all day.
- Joe slept heavily for eight hours.
- The air is heavily polluted.
- The southern region is heavily dependent on tourism.
- In too many instances in the past the interests of beauty have been heavily outweighed by commercial considerations.
- It is important to know whether this will impinge heavily on the poor.
- Our software is heavily date-dependent.
- The need to understand design is often heavily stressed during conversations or articles about desktop publishing.
- The people in that car had all been drinking heavily, and one of the passengers in the car had passed out.
- The success of such programmes depends heavily on how much part their recipients have in their design and execution.
- Upper classes are often heavily loaded with current world affairs and the complicated workings of the United Nations and its agencies.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY I became heavily involved in politics. The report was heavily criticized in the press. a heavily populated area thousands of heavily armed troops His wife was heavily pregnant at the time. It’s been raining heavily all day. Paul was drinking heavily by then. Britain is heavily dependent on imports for its raw materials.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES He spoke heavily accented English. a heavily armed battleship news reporting that was heavily biased towards the government They borrowed heavily (=borrowed a lot of money) from the bank to start their new business. London’s roads are heavily congested (=very congested). The country depends heavily on its tourist trade. Norway’s economy is heavily dependent on natural resources. He’s been drinking heavily since his wife died. He died in 1874, heavily encumbered by debt. Violence seems to feature heavily in all of his books. heavily forested terrain the 17 most heavily indebted nations He had invested heavily (=invested a lot of money) in the bond market. The lorry was fully laden. She fell and landed heavily on the floor. She was heavily made-up (=wearing a lot of make-up). Men in prison vastly outnumber women. Willie was perspiring heavily. The island has been seriously polluted by a copper mine. The lake is seriously polluted. The company relies heavily on only a few contracts. He was still in shock, and heavily sedated. Frankie stared out of the window and sighed deeply. Farming is heavily subsidized (=subsidized a lot) by the government. Cigarettes are heavily taxed in Britain. the most heavily urbanized regions This unfortunate experience will weigh heavily against further investment in the area. The desire for peace will weigh heavily on the negotiators. a thickly wooded areaCOLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
I became heavily involved in politics. The report was heavily criticized in the press. a heavily populated area thousands of heavily armed troops His wife was heavily pregnant at the time. It’s been raining heavily all day. Paul was drinking heavily by then. Britain is heavily dependent on imports for its raw materials. He spoke heavily accented English. a heavily armed battleship news reporting that was heavily biased towards the government (=bleed a lot) Mrs Burke was found unconscious and bleeding profusely.
Mrs Burke was found unconscious and bleeding profusely. They borrowed heavily (=borrowed a lot of money) from the bank to start their new business. (=breathe loudly especially after exercise)· He’d been running and he was breathing hard.
London’s roads are heavily congested (=very congested).· Public transport has been severely criticized in the report.
The country depends heavily on its tourist trade. Norway’s economy is heavily dependent on natural resources. He’s been drinking heavily since his wife died. He died in 1874, heavily encumbered by debt. Violence seems to feature heavily in all of his books. heavily forested terrain the 17 most heavily indebted nations He had invested heavily (=invested a lot of money) in the bond market. (=involved very much) Mrs. Cummings has been actively involved with the church for years.
Mrs. Cummings has been actively involved with the church for years. The lorry was fully laden. She fell and landed heavily on the floor. She was heavily made-up (=wearing a lot of make-up). Men in prison vastly outnumber women. (=very overweight)· Being seriously overweight doubles the risk of heart disease.
Willie was perspiring heavily. The island has been seriously polluted by a copper mine. The lake is seriously polluted. (=with a lot of people) one of the most densely populated areas in the world
one of the most densely populated areas in the world (=having almost reached the time when you will give birth)· I saw at once that the woman was heavily pregnant.
(=a lot of water comes down)· It was raining heavily when we arrived in New York.
The company relies heavily on only a few contracts. He was still in shock, and heavily sedated. Frankie stared out of the window and sighed deeply. Farming is heavily subsidized (=subsidized a lot) by the government. (=sweat a lot) Within minutes she was sweating profusely.
Within minutes she was sweating profusely. Cigarettes are heavily taxed in Britain. the most heavily urbanized regions This unfortunate experience will weigh heavily against further investment in the area. The desire for peace will weigh heavily on the negotiators. a thickly wooded area· These highly mobile skirmishers can be used to draw Goblin fanatics out of their units prior to a charge by more heavily armed troops.· The heavily armed gunmen initially took 24 hostages, but later released 14.· Above these were the heavily armed cavalry, who were free vassals of noble blood.· A heavily armed convoy signals Compaor's passage around the capital, Ouagadougou.
· But the catering is also heavily dependent on vending machines, which operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.· The university research covers fundamental and applied research in various disciplines and is heavily dependent on direct and indirect government funding.· Personality based depression happens to people with poor self-image, or to some one who is heavily dependent on others for emotional support.· A failing of systems such as Jelinek's is that they are heavily dependent on the size of lexicon used.· Questions on data availability are likely to be particularly important where users are heavily dependent on secondary sources.· The revenue side was heavily dependent on increased international credit and financing.· Hypnosis and electroconvulsive therapy were tried but had no effect, and he became heavily dependent on tranquillizers.· They remain heavily dependent on advertising online for most of their revenues.
· Thousands of Picasso pastiches, or works heavily indebted to him, were produced during this era.· Tuft's hospitals are heavily indebted to National Century, which lends money secured by hospital equipment and accounts receivable.· He died heavily indebted in 1751 and his two sons, Whistler and Godfrey, just managed to keep the estates solvent.· It is heavily indebted to western feminism.
· But please note that you shouldn't move heavily pregnant livebearers, as it can cause them to miscarry.· She was heavily pregnant but she was questioned and made to wait for the next twelve hours without food or water.· When I was heavily pregnant we lived in one room that was infested with red ants.· Then I went to an aqua class with my neighbour who was heavily pregnant at the time.
· Britainis particularly vulnerable to a financial crisis since it is heavily reliant on the profits of speculation.· This would mean that the patient is heavily reliant on assembled phonology.· Observers have pointed to the potential contradictions of a self-help project which is heavily reliant for its continuation on external funding.
VERB· All the foreign students sat together in the Student Union, at the same table, exchanging heavily accented platitudes.
· But if it came to a pitched battle, the phalanx of heavily armed, well-mounted knights was a very formidable weapon.· They have refused to leave their heavily armed compound or to accept any federal jurisdiction over their lives.· Outside the front door were three heavily armed plainclothes policemen demanding to know what was going on.· But on Dec. 25, Milosevic banned street demonstrations and deployed cordons of heavily armed riot police to block the parades.· They include: How heavily armed the siege maker is.· Gangs of heavily armed men stormed ships in the Hong Kong port to steal thousands of vehicles for their clients.· Fifteen demonstrators were injured in scuffles with heavily armed police.· A dawn raid by about 200 heavily armed law officers bagged more than 30 members and associates of the white-supremacist prison gang.
· After its closure in 1910, the Inclined Plane became heavily overgrown.· Once Highway 3 connects with Highway 1 at Ensenada, the area becomes heavily populated.· In addition, the disposable spirometry mouthpiece filters used by each of these patients became heavily contaminated.· Too much product of too little quality has meant that both manufacturers and retailers have become heavily overstocked.· The young migrants first became heavily involved in the winter of 1968-9.· William became heavily involved in the new railways even subscribing £400 to the campaign for Parliamentary permission.· Hypnosis and electroconvulsive therapy were tried but had no effect, and he became heavily dependent on tranquillizers.
· Most worrying are smaller companies which borrowed heavily but do not have big banks behind them.· Tuft denies Catania's contentions, although he concedes the company borrows heavily and is not highly profitable.· Many countries would also need to borrow heavily to pay for oil imports.· The center already has dipped into its reserves and anticipates borrowing heavily from the city.· And it is what happened to the Republic of Ireland, where successive administrations borrowed heavily for job creation purposes.· Many firms had borrowed heavily to cover their losses, driving government banks into insolvency.· Samurai retainers, too, borrowed heavily.· As far as styling goes Lakewood are obviously borrowing heavily from the Martin heritage, since in outline these are millimetre-perfect dreadnought copies.
· She shook her head and sat down at the table, breathing heavily.· He could hear Peter Stillman breathing heavily in his spot across the room.· She was breathing heavily, her hands on her hips.· The dying man coughed and breathed heavily.· She was going very slowly and breathing heavily in her resolve that not a drop of whisky should be spilled.· The Chancellor had loosened his tie and was breathing heavily.· Another growling seemed to be coming from outside, and the sound of something breathing heavily.· Duvall was holding the gun now as he looked down at him, breathing heavily.
· He was certainly a heavily built man, but a lot of it was fat.· Shorter than Carver - five foot seven - he was heavily built with wide shoulders and stocky legs.· Constantine was tall, heavily built and had a commanding presence.· He was no taller than me, but was very heavily built.
· The detailed cases described in chapters 7-9 concentrate heavily on the events that took place during that period.· Social deprivation Known opioid use in Wirral was found to be heavily concentrated in the larger, socially deprived communities.· The major industrial developments were heavily concentrated in a few key areas of the Empire.· Within the United Kingdom, the population is heavily concentrated in one country.· All medical facilities have been heavily concentrated in the capital city.· Ownership is heavily concentrated and the majority of newspapers are politically partisan.· So there are two reasons why we will concentrate heavily on the human side in resolving doubt.· Also, news bulletins concentrated heavily on the speeches and activities of leading politicians, particularly the president.
· It hopes to make a fresh attempt to limit excessive overtime, heavily criticised in the report.· Planners were heavily criticised for designing the route through a valley notorious for fog.· In recent years, the use of public funds for individual libel actions has been heavily criticised.
· It is important to note that for a variety of reasons clauses of this kind have been heavily criticized.· Bozeman was heavily criticized for replacing Campanelli.· The larger estates were heavily criticized for absent or late provision of social and community facilities.
· Secondly, the measurement of performance depends heavily on the relevance, adequacy and timeliness of information.· The engine depends heavily upon turbocharging and on five valves per cylinder for its 150 horsepower.· The starting point is those aims which depend heavily on the particular contribution of DHAs.· The poetry of the first four volumes depends heavily on the simile to set the mood of the poem.· Rural development in the Western Isles periphery depends heavily on finance from the mainland centre.· The Lancastrian monarchy had depended heavily upon the customs duties for its normal revenue.· Since most depend heavily on broadcasting, they are desperate to keep their franchises.
· This approach draws heavily from the insights of Gramsci, Lukacs and Adorno.· Yet they fought allowing women to compete for opportunity in the select academies from which the leadership is so heavily drawn.· This chapter draws heavily on the best known and most detailed model of cohesion available.· His books draw heavily on his experiences as a therapist.· The National and the Boat Race draw heavily on tradition.· There was a deep financial connection between the two: Both drew heavily on the willingness of investors to speculate in bonds.· His work on social capital and civic engagement has been heavily drawn upon by Francis Fukuyama and others.· The Wyvern production has drawn heavily on local talent.
· I felt them, if I was in the same position, I would probably drink heavily as well.· They drank heavily and talked loudly.· Although I used to enjoy a drink, I started really drinking heavily after he died.· They report he appears to be drinking heavily, and occasionally shows up plastered at the office.· Our sole companion had been drinking heavily, with inevitable consequences.· What was becoming evident was that he was drinking heavily.· He drinks heavily the night before his death and retires to his bed chamber.· He grew up in a home dominated by a step-father who drank heavily and abused his mother.
· Gina Coulstock, 18, stumbled, fell heavily and was knocked out when she hit the road.· The bull falls heavily on his side.· She fell heavily, landing in a sitting position, bruising the base of her spine.· My hair in its long greasy braid fell heavily over my left shoulder.· It was followed by the sound of something falling heavily.· The snow fell heavily, in a long pile like a sinking mountain range.· The impact fell heavily on a small number of ports.· The snow had been falling heavily all day and the roller had not yet pressed down the surface of the road.
· Sagramoso City itself was heavily guarded by skyward laser batteries, and these could not easily be neutralised.· In a heavily guarded courtroom, the former president implicated his successor, Rafsanjani, and Khamenei.· I had to be escorted because the curfew was on and the village was heavily guarded.· Thus, for example, Baldwin's responses to questions in the House over Britain's preparedness for war were heavily guarded.· Ordinary burglars would never have dared enter the heavily guarded confines of State House.
· As with other institutions in the Third World education has been heavily influenced by colonialism.· These expectations will usually be heavily influenced by past profits, but they are not the only consideration.· Detailed statistics are not available for the inner city itself, but overall black totals are heavily influenced by ghetto conditions.· The cases should provide evidence on the conservative course of a court heavily influenced by appointments made during the Reagan years.· The number of errors is heavily influenced by motivation of the staff.· An individual's scope for modifying it will inevitably be heavily influenced by site and corporate culture.
· Resources Telford College has invested heavily in new technology related to visual communication.· Clinton had invested heavily in Peres' election prospects.· These trading houses have invested heavily in global networks of information-gathering affiliates and extensive communications systems.· This trend went hand-in-hand with another, that of investing heavily in the making of high-technology weaponry for the Pentagon.· They had invested heavily in their branded products and in the machinery to make them.· Similarly, other professionals working in the field of catastrophic illness should have other interests that they are heavily invested in emotionally.· Both companies have also invested heavily in the renewables industry in the last few years.· Could the slave-plantation economy bear the double cost of investing heavily in both mechanisation and slave workers?
· In the purchaser/provider situation, they may be heavily involved in audit and standard setting.· He got them much more heavily involved at all levels.· Nevertheless, the clearinghouse personnel are heavily involved in running conferences under the sponsorship or organization of other bodies.· He was heavily involved in charities before; now the load is greater.· Work has not started yet because our tree feller has been heavily involved in clearance work after the recent storms.· General Electric, like Boeing, is heavily involved in international markets.· What also needs to be emphasized is that civil servants are also heavily involved in making policy.· In fact, the group was heavily involved in designing the course and raising funds for it.
· The stone swung up and landed heavily on the floor.· He landed heavily on gravel by the track.· Consequently, you fall over or jack-knife forwards the first time you land heavily.· Pain flared in his thigh wound as he landed heavily on his injured leg.· Tony jumped from high up, landed heavily and pulled a face.· He fell, landing heavily on his butt, then flattening out on to his back.· Being a large woman, she'd landed heavily, badly hurting her left hip, her right knee and ankle.· He crashed into a table, somersaulted over it and landed heavily on the carpet.
· He seemed to fall asleep, leaning heavily on to Cameron.· In movies like this, there is a great temptation to lean heavily on the melodrama.· Fran leant heavily on the rail, feeling cold tentacles of shock closing around her heart.· The economy of the Soviet Union leans heavily toward a centrally planned economy.
· Already in the 1950s the core was losing heavily, and this worsened in the next decade.· The entire scheme folded, and the investors, including Clark and Street, lost heavily.· This earns them a big commission, but you stand to lose heavily,.
· The Cavaliers occupied Burghley House, but they were heavily outnumbered, and Cromwell forced them to surrender after a bitter siege.· At first sight this might seem very improbable, because such smooth regions would be heavily outnumbered by chaotic and irregular regions.
· The river is already heavily polluted by chemical and metallurgical industries.· There was little information on the health of people living in that area, which had been known to be heavily polluted.
· This year, runners will head down heavily populated Sunset Boulevard into downtown.· They operated in rugged enemy-fortified zones and in heavily populated rural areas.· Once Highway 3 connects with Highway 1 at Ensenada, the area becomes heavily populated.
· The, to add insult to injury, it started raining heavily.· It had been raining heavily - and it was to go on raining heavily for another nine days.· The incident occured when it was dark and raining heavily.· It was a cold, windy night, and it was raining heavily.· It began to rain heavily, and after a while Oliver opened his eyes.· It began to rain heavily, a big storm coming down fast from the north.· On my second outing with the boots I was trying to assess how watertight they were as it was raining heavily.
· The state consequently relied heavily upon instruments of repression and pragmatic administrative management.· In each chapter, I have relied heavily on the testimony of the men and women who were there.· I relied heavily upon Hedley Byrne as illustrative.· Yet most manufacturing still relied heavily on human labor.· In the later case of Diamond v. Oreamuno, Brophy was heavily relied upon.· The managers also relied heavily upon experiences that had provided opportunities to develop human and conceptual skills.· The Justice Model's philosophy consequently relied heavily on retribution as at least a partial justification for punishment.
· Fontana's treatment relies heavily on the use of Fourier transforms, is very theoretical and mentions few applications.· In writing his sweeping historical overview of the region, Shoumatoff relies heavily on other published histories.· Of these, the involvement of governors in the curriculum relies heavily on the guidance and initiative of the head.· The Guild receives financial aid from the Council, and relies heavily on the enthusiasm and dedication of its members.· This second approach relies heavily on Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.· It relies heavily on the mathematical implications of quantum theory.· In doing so, he relies heavily on the work of ethno-botanist and psychedelic frontiersman Terence McKenna.· The bike also relies heavily on race-proven aerodynamics.
· Consequently it is necessary to rely heavily on sources of information from across the Channel.· In contrast, expert systems rely heavily on heuristics, or rules of thumb, which are much less formal.· Such widely varied writers as Webern, Dallapiccola, and Stravinsky rely heavily on the textures and idioms of early choral music.· Instead, the Bulldogs attacked from the outside, relying heavily on three-point shooting.· Warren accepts that they do rely heavily on advanced industrial societies for economic growth, especially for advanced technology.· Most did not recognize that they were relying heavily upon intimidation as a strategy for influence.· Her analysis is a rich one and I shall rely heavily on it even though I only take two aspects of her findings.· Exercising power and influence, especially without relying heavily on formal authority, is a challenge for even the most seasoned managers.
· I sighed heavily and he took no notice.· Theresa sighed heavily as she unbuttoned her coat.· Lindsey sighed heavily, wishing she had never met Niall Grant, and knew that even that wasn't true.· She sighed heavily, and then realised that her sigh was audible.· At last she sighed heavily, closed her magazine and sat back in her chair with her hands clasped in her lap.· Jane flopped forward on her chair and sighed heavily.· Ranulf sighed heavily, a long way from this dour monastery and his secretive master.· He sighed heavily, and forced himself to relax.
· The jeweller was overjoyed; he began spending heavily.· In a fight with other video chains for market share, Blockbuster spent heavily on advertising and promotion.· All new businesses have to spend heavily to establish themselves.· Both sides have spent heavily on newspaper and television ads.· Shoplifting and robberies forced the company to spend heavily on expensive security measures.· The fear of pending competition has forced network operators to spend heavily on upgrades.· They will spend heavily on an acer, and the impulse proves an investment.· The company got those customers by spending heavily on marketing, and by building a service that was more consumer-friendly than most.
· Heavily subsidized government services and centralized labor markets run counter to our history and politics.
· Piedmont, the most economically advanced part of the state, was also the most heavily taxed.· The Passport Office has been heavily taxed with a backlog of requests from the recent government closings.
· And these moors are used heavily by walkers and bikers alike.· The ramp is still heavily used despite it's small transitions and general condition.· The Course is heavily used by part-time Associate students, mainly home students drawn from the local catchment area.
· The shame, the guilt, the remorse were weighing heavily upon the parents.· The family matter weighs heavily on him, and he is probably sensing high levels of stress and embarrassment.· External debt continues to weigh heavily upon these countries.· Dear Parents: The responsibility for the boys is weighing heavily on us these days.· Time was weighing heavily upon him.· But there were other factors that weighed heavily in the decision to retire the Rotterdam.· Mozart was no doubt a good Catholic, but his religion did not weigh heavily upon him.· Racing shoes are designed specifically for élite runners, for whom marginal differences weigh heavily.
· The city's economy is heavily weighted towards large manufacturing enterprises, most of which were established to supply the Soviet military.· A definition of family property that is restricted to claims on tangible property is weighted heavily toward the concerns of rich families.· Predictably, as Table 3.4 confirms, their liabilities are overwhelmingly in foreign currency and are heavily weighted towards time deposits.· An audience heavily weighted with Negro people was seated out in front.· As usual, the show was heavily weighted with modern and contemporary dealers, with only five Old Master dealers participating.· Most of the pain has been felt on the Nasdaq Composite Index, which is heavily weighted with technology issues.· Containing the headmistress's books in large numbers, it was weighted heavily with books from the inter-war years.· The current emphasis in the psy sector is heavily weighted toward presumption of neurological or genetic deficit.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
1in large amounts, to a high degree, or with great severity SYN very: - Because they were heavily into conformance, not spirit and enthusiasm.
- By nature the malais were heavily into festivals, and this was a landmark in the history of their presence.
- The B-cups are heavily into sleaze.
- Exhausted by the horrors of that day, I slept heavily.
- He was still sleeping heavily, in almost the same position they'd left him in.
- They had all slept heavily, the sleep if not of the just, of the innocent and artless.
- When finally she slept, she slept heavily, dreamlessly.
- Another growling seemed to be coming from outside, and the sound of something breathing heavily.
- He could hear Peter Stillman breathing heavily in his spot across the room.
- She shook her head and sat down at the table, breathing heavily.
- She was breathing heavily, her hands on her hips.
- She was going very slowly and breathing heavily in her resolve that not a drop of whisky should be spilled.
- The Chancellor had loosened his tie and was breathing heavily.
- The dying man coughed and breathed heavily.
- Tippy was breathing heavily, her face white under the black eyeliner and heavy foundation.
- A heavily built man in a corduroy jacket edged closer to him on his left.
- Angus is heavily built and fair.
- Constantine was tall, heavily built and had a commanding presence.
- He was certainly a heavily built man, but a lot of it was fat.
- In a rough kind of way he was good-looking, but he was heavily built and looked an aggressive type.
- Luckily, my shield was heavily built.
- Shorter than Carver - five foot seven - he was heavily built with wide shoulders and stocky legs.
- To his left was a heavily built grey-haired man, who looked straight ahead.
I became heavily involved in politics. The report was heavily criticized in the press. a heavily populated area thousands of heavily armed troops His wife was heavily pregnant at the time.it rains/snows heavily It’s been raining heavily all day.drink/smoke heavily Paul was drinking heavily by then.heavily dependent/reliant/influenced Britain is heavily dependent on imports for its raw materials.2sleep heavily if you sleep heavily, you cannot be woken easily3breathe heavily to breathe slowly and loudly: Breathing heavily, I stopped and sat down to rest.4heavily built having a large broad body that looks strong5if you do or say something heavily, you do it slowly and with a lot of effort, especially because you are sad or bored: He was walking heavily, his head down. Emily sighed heavily. ‘I suppose so,’ she said heavily.6be heavily into something informal to do something a lot or be very interested in it: Sid was heavily into drugs by the time he left school.