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internally en · ADV

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ɪnˈtɜːnəli/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ɪnˈtɜɹnəli/ (Canada, General-American)
• /ɪnˈtɜːnəli/ (Australia)
• /-ˈtɜːnl̩i/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree English internal Middle English -ly English -ly English internally From internal + -ly.

Meanings

1. In an internal manner; within or inside of external limits; in an inner part or situation.
2. With regard to internal affairs.
   • A sort of compromise must be worked out internally and with those people and communities our decisions will impact. 2023 February 2, Patrick Noack, “Humans are terrible at planning for the future: Here's how we can change that”, in CNN, archived from the original on 03 Mar 2023:
3. Inwardly; spiritually.
   • "I cannot," said she, internally, "see that it makes any difference to him which of my daughters he takes, if, as he says, it is my admirable mode of bringing them up which has put matrimony into his head, for it is certain I have brought them up impartially... 1838 (date written), L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XXI, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], published 1842, →OCLC, page 264:

Forms

Antonyms

externally

Deriveds

internally displaced person

Synonyms

insidely · interiorly · inly

Translations (13)

nb internt (in an internal manner) · es interiormente (in an internal manner) · es internamente (with regard to internal affairs) · wa divintrinnmint (in an internal manner) · pt internamente (in an internal manner) · fi sisäisesti (in an internal manner) · es internamente (in an internal manner) · la penitus (in an internal manner) · hi आंतरिक (in an internal manner) · ca internament (with regard to internal affairs) · pl wewnętrznie (in an internal manner) · ca interiorment (inwardly; spiritually) · ca internament (in an internal manner)