nicely

Everyday

1. In a pleasant, kind or polite way: «ask nicely». tree →
2. Well, in a good or satisfactory way: «the cake turned out nicely». tree →

In the lessons

In manners, parents and teachers say «ask nicely», meaning use «please» and a polite voice. In everyday life, «it's coming along nicely» means it is going well. Phrases: «ask nicely», «play nicely», «doing nicely».

Examples

• If you ask nicely, you can have a biscuit. tree →
• The children played nicely together. tree →
• The plants are growing nicely. tree →
• She smiled nicely at the new girl. tree →
• My cut is healing nicely. tree →
• The room was nicely painted. tree →

Note

Adverb of «nice». It describes how something is done. «Play nicely» means kindly and fairly, sharing and taking turns.