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Did you get home safe or safely?
Strictly speaking, ‘safe’ is an adjective and ‘safely’ is an adverb, so in standard English terms, use the latter. But both of these can be and are used by native speakers. As to the expression ‘make it home’, this is colloquial, so you would be better using the more standard version, did you get home safely?
What does arrived safely mean?
/ˈseɪf·li/ in a safe way; without experiencing or causing danger or harm: The plane landed safely in the storm.
How do you say reached safely?
The verb “reached” requires an object, usually a noun. So “reached safety” is correct. “safe” is an adjective, “safely” is an adverb. So, “We reached a safe destination” is OK and “We reached the destination safely” is also correct.
How do you respond to arrived safely?
Here are a few alternatives to ‘I’m glad you arrived safely’ … “Glad you made it safe and sound.” “Good to see you got here unscathed.” “I see you arrived all in one piece.”
How do you use safely?
Safely sentence example
- She returned safely for the first time in a fortnight.
- He followed her to the family room and made sure she was safely lying down before he left.
- Together they managed to get Brutus safely into the barn.
- I drive the country roads, humming my tune, my new little pet safely in my hands.
What does “reached safe” mean?
“Reached safe” could be changed to “Reach the safe” if you meant he was going to the location of the safe and got there, where “safe” is a strong locked repository for valuables. “Reached safely” could be correct if you meant a person was reaching for something and managed to do it in a safe manner.
Is it correct to say ‘we reached home safely’?
It doesn’t therefore work to say “we reached home safely” because what you are in fact saying is “we arrived at at home safely”. You should therefore replace “reached” with “arrived”. Yes, your sentence perfectly correct.
What is the difference between ‘safe’ and ‘safely’ in English grammar?
“Safely” is the adverb form, whereas “safe” is an adjective (in this context). So “He reached base safely” or “We reached our destination safely” or (in a different sense of reach) “I reached into the cabinet safely” would be correct, whereas using “safe” in any of those sentences where “safely” appears would be incorrect.
Is it correct to say “he reached base safely”?
So “He reached base safely” or “We reached our destination safely” or (in a different sense of reach) “I reached into the cabinet safely” would be correct, whereas using “safe” in any of those sentences where “safely” appears would be incorrect. , I speak (UK) English. The latter is grammatically correct.