safely

safely
safe|ly [ `seıfli ] adverb **
1. ) in a way that is not likely to cause damage, injury, or harm:
Police have issued a reminder to all motorists to drive safely.
2. ) in a way that gives protection from being hurt, damaged, or stolen:
Keep plastic bags safely out of the reach of children.
The portrait was safely stored in a strongroom.
3. ) without being damaged, hurt, or lost:
All the children have been returned safely to their parents.
4. ) in a way that does not involve a lot of risk:
My savings are invested safely.
safely assume/say (=with little risk of being wrong): We can safely assume that she was not there that night.

Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.

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