ideally

UK /aɪˈdɪə.li/ US /aɪˈdi.ə.li/

adv 2

Collocations

ADJ.

'gold, increased, little, public, rewarding, standard', transparent, under

VERB + IDEALLY

burden, detail, self-isolating, study

IDEALLY + NOUN

candidate, confine, didn, everyone, food, t, themselves

PREP.

Definitions

adv

In an ideal way; perfectly.

The summit of Mauna Kea is considered the ideal place to mount an astronomical observatory, for above the clouds there is only the stars and the skies are ideally transparent.

Given ideal circumstances; preferably.

Ideally, we would have one textbook per student, but unfortunately some of you will have to share.

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The summit of Mauna Kea is considered the ideal place to mount an astronomical observatory, for above the clouds there is only the stars and the skies are ideally transparent.

Wiktionary

Ideally, we would have one textbook per student, but unfortunately some of you will have to share.

Wiktionary

Ideally, food should be tasty, cheap, healthy, and morally inoffensive.

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Ideally, a candidate for this job should have four years' work experience.

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Ideally we would like the project completed by Friday.

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Tom is a stickler for detail and is ideally suited for his job as a proofreader.

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