No. 381 in Polish
znacznie
"Znacznie" means "significantly" or "considerably" in English.
In a sentence
Znacznie poprawiła swoje wyniki w matematyce.
She significantly improved her math results.
Here, 'znacznie' acts as an adverb modifying the verb 'improve', meaning 'significantly'.
To znacznie większy dom niż poprzedni.
This is a much larger house than the previous one.
In this sentence, 'znacznie' modifies the adjective 'larger', intensifying its degree, meaning 'much'.
Znacznie się spóźni, więc rozpoczniemy spotkanie bez niego.
He will be considerably late, so we will start the meeting without him.
'Znacznie' here describes the extent of being late, modifying the verb 'will be late', meaning 'considerably'.
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