immensely


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im·mense

 (ĭ-mĕns′)
adj.
1. Very great in size, extent, or amount: an immense cloud.
2. Of great scope or consequence: immense difficulty. See Synonyms at enormous.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin immēnsus : in-, not; see in-1 + mēnsus, past participle of mētīrī, to measure; see mē- in Indo-European roots.]

im·mense′ly adv.
im·mense′ness n.
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Adv.1.immensely - to an exceedingly great extent or degree; "He had vastly overestimated his resources"; "was immensely more important to the project as a scientist than as an administrator"
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immensely

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Translations
بِصورَة شاسِعه، بِصورَة ضَخْمَه
nesmírně
enormt
suunnattomastivaltavasti
mérhetetlenülrendkívülvégtelenül
gríîarlega
zelo
pek çokson derece

immensely

[ɪˈmenslɪ] ADV [like, enjoy] → muchísimo; [differ] → enormemente; [difficult] → sumamente, enormemente; [powerful] → inmensamente, enormemente
I was immensely grateful/relievedme sentía enormemente agradecido/aliviado
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immensely

[ɪˈmɛnsli] adv
(= enormously) [enjoy, help] → énormément
I enjoyed this movie immensely → J'ai énormément apprécié ce film.
(= extremely) [exciting, difficult] → des plus
Wind surfing can be strenuous but immensely exciting → La planche à voile est une activité fatigante mais des plus excitantes.
immensely popular → immensément populaire
Chess is immensely popular in Russia → Les échecs sont immensément populaires en Russie.
it can be immensely difficult to ... → il peut être des plus difficiles de ...
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immensely

advunheimlich (inf), → enorm; to enjoy oneself immenselysich ausgezeichnet or unheimlich (inf)or köstlich amüsieren; immensely gratefuläußerst dankbar
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immensely

[ɪˈmɛnslɪ] adv (differ) → enormemente; (difficult, rich) → estremamente; (like, enjoy) → immensamente
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immense

(iˈmens) adjective
very large or very great. an immense forest; immense amounts of money.
imˈmensely adverb
imˈmensity noun
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References in classic literature ?
He is getting on beautifully with his French; for though I don't think the place is so good as papa supposed, yet Harold is so immensely clever that he can scarcely help learning.
But in the great Sperm Whale, this high and mighty god-like dignity inherent in the brow is so immensely amplified, that gazing on it, in that full front view, you feel the Deity and the dread powers more forcibly than in beholding any other object in living nature.
At the end of three working years, two of which were spent in high school and the university and one spent at writing, and all three in studying immensely and intensely, I was publishing stories in magazines such as the "Atlantic Monthly," was correcting proofs of my first book (issued by Houghton, Mifflin Co.), was selling sociological articles to "Cosmopolitan" and "McClure's," had declined an associate editorship proffered me by telegraph from New York City, and was getting ready to marry.
The foxy gentleman admired them immensely. He used to turn them over and count them when Jemima was not there.
The latter felt immensely superior to his friend, but he inclined to condescension.
His spelling has improved immensely this past year, though he is not strong on apostrophes, and he certainly possesses the gift of writing an interesting letter.
to those who had rather beg than work, by giving them the offals from it; that he died immensely rich and built an hospital.
My attention to them all really went to seeing them amuse themselves immensely without me: this was a spectacle they seemed actively to prepare and that engaged me as an active admirer.
"Your services are immensely appreciated," she said with an amusing touch of importance as of a great official lady.
"Immensely. When I'm in Paris or London I never miss an exhibition.
The merry old soul professed herself immensely flattered by his admiration, and the boys declared she "set her cap at him," else he would never have dared to catch her under the mistletoe, and, rising on the tips of his own toes, gallantly salute her fat cheek.
Mr Tappertit looked immensely big at a quartern loaf on the table, and breathed hard.