adverb · academic
secondly
/ˈsekəndli/SEC·OND·ly
task2speaking
Used to introduce the second point in a sequence of arguments or reasons.
Examples
“Firstly, the cost is high. Secondly, maintenance is difficult.”
“Secondly, students need more practical experience.”
“Secondly is useful when you structure an essay.”
Band 8 sentence
“Secondly, implementing this policy would require significant investment from local authorities.”
Collocations
- Firstly,... Secondly,...
- secondly, we should consider ...
Word family
firstly adverbthirdly adverb
Common mistakes
Second of all, education is important.→Secondly, education is important.
Firstly, it is cheap. Second, it's useful.→Firstly, it is cheap. Secondly, it's useful.
Say it for a higher band
5then→6second→7+secondly
Synonyms
in the second place
Easily confused
second
“She came in second in the race.”
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