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unfortunately

adverb

«unfortunately» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

Used to say that something is sad, bad or unlucky, or that it did not turn out well: «Unfortunately, it started to rain.» tree →

In the lessons

links bad news to what came before; in tales it warns that trouble is coming: «Unfortunately, the bridge was broken.»

Examples

Unfortunately, I left my lunch at home. tree →
We wanted to go swimming, but unfortunately the pool was closed. tree →
Unfortunately the cake burned while we were playing. tree →

Note

nothing for maths

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «unfortunately» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«unfortunately» in the school dictionary on Mova free.

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