Securely has 3 syllables and the stress is on the second syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Please make sure that your seat belt is securely fastened. | |
| 2. | To even mention all the things the bird must constantly keep in mind in order to fly securely through the air would take a considerable part of the evening... The bird has learned this art of equilibrium, and learned it so thoroughly that its skill is not apparent to our sight. We only learn to appreciate it when we try to imitate it. | |
| 3. | Tom knotted the rope securely. | |
| 4. | Before pouring cement mixture into forms for a foundation, the work crew securely place an armature of steel bars at a predetermined spacing in order to reinforce the finished building's hardened concrete. If a piece of steel is not long enough to span the required distance, the workers will overlap two pieces and tie them together to form a strong splice. | |
| 5. | Still as he had been accustomed to swim merely in rivers he only buoyed himself up with difficulty, and his distress was great when fortunately necessity taught him what course he should adopt; he darted forward between two of the cows, grasped a horn of each of them and was then carried along as securely and naturally as if he had been riding in his own wain. | |
| 6. | Holmes edged his way round the wall and flinging the shutters together, he bolted them securely. | |
| 7. | Yanni attached the wires securely. |