intimately

Everyday

1. In a very close, detailed way; very well, from long experience. tree →
2. In a very close and personal way, as between close family, best friends or partners. tree →
3. Very closely connected, so that one thing affects the other. tree →

In the lessons

In science and geography texts it means «very closely» («intimately connected»); in stories it shows how well someone knows a place or a person. Phrases: know something intimately, intimately connected, intimately linked.

Examples

• The old fisherman knew the river intimately. tree →
• Weather and farming are intimately linked. tree →
• She knew every corner of the castle intimately. tree →
• The two friends talked intimately by the fire. tree →
• Plants and bees are intimately connected. tree →
• The guide knew the mountain paths intimately after forty years. tree →
• Our health is intimately tied to what we eat and how we sleep. tree →
• Bernhard Schmidt's excellent work is full of examples which prove how intimately they are connected. tree →

Note

Adverb from «intimate» + «-ly». It is neutral in «know something intimately» (very well), but used about two people it can mean a romantic relationship, so in school writing «closely» is often safer. Stress: IN-ti-mate-ly.

In Jewish tradition

In science and geography texts it means «very closely» («intimately connected»); in stories it shows how well someone knows a place or a person. Phrases: know something intimately, intimately connected, intimately linked.

Examples

• The text is intimately concerned with the role of language in the Work of Creation. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) tree →

Note

Adverb from «intimate» + «-ly». It is neutral in «know something intimately» (very well), but used about two people it can mean a romantic relationship, so in school writing «closely» is often safer. Stress: IN-ti-mate-ly.