🇬🇧🇪🇸 badly - mucho : English Lesson

Meaning of "badly" ("mucho"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

"Badly" means very much or in a strong way. You use it when you want to show that someone really, really wants or feels something. For example, if you say, "I want ice cream badly," it means you want it a lot, not just a little. It makes the feeling sound extra big and strong.

I wanted to win the staring contest so badly that I forgot blinking was a thing humans do.

I wanted to scare my brother so badly that I practiced my monster roar and scared myself instead.

I wanted to sleep in so badly that I tried to hide from the alarm clock under my pillow.

I wanted a cookie so badly that I tried to hypnotize the cookie jar by staring at it for five minutes.

The baby wanted the shiny keys so badly that her arms wiggled like tiny noodles.

A small boy wants the red ball badly. It rolls into the road and he runs after it. He trips and hurts his knee badly. He cries badly and needs help badly. A woman comes, gives him the ball back, and hugs him. The boy smiles and wants to play badly again.

This word is at the A2 level, which means it’s useful for simple, everyday situations. You might use it when shopping, traveling, or talking about your hobbies. Words at this level help you build confidence in practical, routine conversations.

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