unconditionally
adverb (unconditionally)
Everyday
- Unconditionally means completely, with no conditions, limits or «if»s attached. tree →
- To love someone unconditionally means to love them whatever they do or however they are. tree →
In the lessons
In family talk: parents love their children unconditionally. In church talk: Christians believe God loves people unconditionally. In history and law: an army may «surrender unconditionally», giving up with no terms. In maths and logic, a rule that holds «unconditionally» holds in every case.
Examples
- Gran loves all her grandchildren unconditionally. tree →
- The army surrendered unconditionally in 1945. tree →
- A good dog loves you unconditionally. tree →
- Christians believe God loves every person unconditionally. tree →
- The school agreed unconditionally to the plan. tree →
- Friends who support you unconditionally are a treasure. tree →
Note
From «unconditional» + «-ly»; spelling «-ally». A «condition» is an «if» part of a deal; unconditionally means there is none. Opposite: «conditionally».
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «unconditionally» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «unconditionally» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
This page in Markdown → https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/unconditionally/