safelysafe‧ly /ˈseɪfli/ ●●○ adverb - Most air travellers would be prepared to pay more to be sure of travelling safely.
- Once we were safely back on shore, we checked the boat for damage.
- All of them had safely negotiated Becher's for the second time.
- Although if I had, I can safely say that the last thing I would be doing is running for president.
- He won the general in a landslide because he ran in a safely Republican district against a delusional Democrat with no campaign.
- If Galileo gets safely off the pad, that will improve the odds considerably.
- Quick of eye and sure of foot, she reached the other side safely.
- The country lacked the technology to store the waste safely and it was threatening water supplies.
- While security forces worried about getting him safely to the Capitol, Lincoln already had ridden there to get some bills signed.
► arrive safely· She phoned to say she had arrived safely.
► somebody can safely assume that (=it is almost certain) I think we can safely assume that interest rates will go up again soon. nounsafesafetyadjectivesafe ≠ unsafeadverbsafely