Definitions for CERTAINLY
ˈsɜr tn licer·tain·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. surely, certainly, sure, for sure, for certain, sure enough, sure as shootingadverb

   definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely')

   "the results are surely encouraging"; "she certainly is a hard worker"; "it's going to be a good day for sure"; "they are coming, for certain"; "they thought he had been killed sure enough"; "he'll win sure as shooting"; "they sure smell good"; "sure he'll come"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. certainlyadverb

   In a way which is certain; with certainty.

2. certainlyadverb

   Without doubt, surely; of course.

3. certainlyadverb

   An emphatic affirmative answer.

   Would you like it with ice? Certainly, and with lemon please.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Certainlyadverb

   Etymology: from certain.

   1. Indubitably; without question; without doubt.

   Certainly he that, by those legal means, cannot be secured, can be much less so by any private attempt. Decay of Piety.

   What precise collection of simple ideas, modesty or frugality stand for, in another’s use, is not so certainly known. John Locke.

   2. Without fail.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. certainly

   Certainly is an adverb that is used to express complete conviction or certainty, agreement with something, or to emphasize that something is definitely true. It suggests an absence of doubt about something.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Certainlyadverb

   without doubt or question; unquestionably

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. certainlyadverb

   In a certain manner

   We certainly require some night rain for the garden and fields.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on May 30, 2020  

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   Certainly vs. Definitely -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between Certainly and Definitely.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'CERTAINLY' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #572

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'CERTAINLY' in Written Corpus Frequency: #323

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'CERTAINLY' in Adverbs Frequency: #71

How to pronounce CERTAINLY?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say CERTAINLY in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of CERTAINLY in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of CERTAINLY in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of CERTAINLY in a Sentence

1. Thomas Crowther:

   They store huge amounts of carbon, are essential for the cycling of nutrients, for water and air quality, and for countless human services, yet you ask people to estimate, within an order of magnitude, how many trees there are and they don't know where to begin. I don't know what I would have guessed, but I was certainly surprised to find that we were talking about trillions.

2. Charles McGee:

   The Tuskegee Airmen success was The Tuskegee Airmen success, certainly, one that we still are proud of - that we were able to overcome the circumstances that were part of policy and help bring about a new day.

3. The US:

   We haven't seen a conventional move like this, nation-state to nation-state, since World War II, certainly nothing on this size and scope and scale, and if it unfolds the way that hereto we have come to believe that it will, it has every potential to be very bloody, very costly and very impactful on European security writ large, perhaps for a long, long time to come.

4. Lori Jo Hoekstra:

   He was most proud of his comedy. He never wanted the diagnosis to affect the way the audience or any of his loved ones saw him, norm was a pure comic. He once wrote that' a joke should catch someone by surprise, it should never pander.' He certainly never pandered. Norm will be missed terribly.

5. Peter Douglas:

   I certainly expect that many investors will be rethinking their China strategy, being the world's second-largest economy and a geopolitical powerhouse is all well and good, but this is, in capital market terms, still a fairly early stage emerging market and I think a lot of investors had forgotten that.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=CERTAINLY
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Certainly
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=CERTAINLY
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/CERTAINLY