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go smoothly — to proceed without problems, difficulties, or complications

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to proceed without problems, difficulties, or complications

Pronunciation (IPA): /ɡoʊ ˈsmuːðli/

Korean meaning: 순조롭게 진행되다, 문제없이 잘 되어가다

Korean pronunciation: 고 **스무**들리

Example Sentences

  • My diet plan was going smoothly until I discovered pizza delivery at 2 AM.
  • The wedding ceremony went smoothly, except for the groom forgetting the bride's name.
  • The project is going smoothly thanks to good teamwork.

go smoothly

VERB

//ɡoʊ ˈsmuːðli//

to proceed without problems, difficulties, or complications

go smoothly concept
💡 Concept

to proceed without problems, difficulties, or complications

go smoothly rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Present coolly, and things will truly go smoothly!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ɡoʊ ˈsmuːðli/
🇬🇧 UK/ɡəʊ ˈsmuːðli/

🌳Etymology

Rootsmooth
Suffix--ly

Origin

'go'는 고대 영어 'gān'에서, 'smoothly'는 'smooth'(매끄러운)에 부사 어미 '-ly'가 붙어 형성. 마치 매끄러운 얼음길을 미끄러지듯 아무런 장애물 없이 나아간다는 의미

🎵Rhyme

trulydulycoolly
truly
duly
coolly

🔗Collocations

things go smoothly
meeting went smoothly
operation goes smoothly
plan goes smoothly
everything goes smoothly
go smoothly as planned

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

“My diet plan was going smoothly until I discovered pizza delivery at 2 AM.”

😄 Fun example

“The wedding ceremony went smoothly, except for the groom forgetting the bride's name.”

“The project is going smoothly thanks to good teamwork.”

“Traffic is going smoothly on the highway today.”

📚Related Words

Synonyms

go wellproceed smoothlyrun smoothlywork out finego according to plan

Antonyms

go wronggo badlyencounter problems

Related

smoothlywithout a hitchseamlesslyeffortlessly

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