passionately

Everyday

1. With very strong feeling or enthusiasm: "She spoke passionately about animals." tree →
2. Very much, deeply: "He passionately believes in fairness." tree →
3. With strong love (in stories and songs). tree →

In the lessons

In persuasive writing and speeches, speaking passionately shows that someone really cares. In stories it shows strong emotion: love, anger, or belief. Phrases: speak passionately, care passionately, believe passionately, argue passionately.

Examples

• She spoke passionately about saving the rainforest. tree →
• He passionately believes that every child should read. tree →
• The fans cheered passionately for their team. tree →
• Gran passionately loves her garden. tree →
• The class argued passionately about school uniforms. tree →
• The singer sang passionately, with her eyes closed. tree →
• A good man had a beautiful wife, whom he loved passionately, and never left if possible. tree →

Note

Adverb from "passionate" (adjective) and "passion" (noun). Spelling: passion + ate + ly, with double s. In church, "the Passion" means the suffering and death of Jesus, as Christians believe.