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1. (adv.) certainly
without doubt; assuredly:
I'll certainly be there.
2. certainly
yes, of course:
Certainly, take the keys.
3. certainly
surely; to be sure:
She certainly is successful.
Etymology: (1250–1300)
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| Definition of 'certainly' |
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1. (adverb) surely, certainly, sure, for sure, for certain, sure enough, sure as shooting
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"
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1. (adverb) certainly
without any doubt; = definitely
It will certainly take more than a month.
2. certainly
almost certainly
with very little doubt
a theory that is almost certainly correct
3. certainly
Certainly!
emphasizes the answer is "yes"
"Could I try?" "Certainly!"
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| Definition of 'certainly' |
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1. (adverb) certainly
without doubt or question; unquestionably
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Sense: definitely
I can't come today, but I'll certainly come tomorrow.
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 Afrikaans: sekerlik, beslis |
 Arabic: بالتَّأكيد |
 Bulgarian: определено |
 Brazilian: certamente |
 Czech: určitě, jistě |
 German: bestimmt |
 Danish: helt sikkert; helt bestem |
 Greek: σίγουρα |
 Spanish: seguro |
 Estonian: kindlasti |
 Farsi: حتماً؛ یقیناً |
 Finnish: varmasti |
 French: certainement |
 Hebrew: בְּוַדַאי |
 Hindi: निश्चित रूप से |
 Croatian: zacijelo, dakako |
 Hungarian: biztosan |
 Indonesian: pasti |
 Icelandic: vissulega,áreiðanlega |
 Italian: certamente |
 Japanese: 確かに |
 Korean: 확실히 |
 Lithuanian: tikrai |
 Latvian: noteikti |
 Malay: pastinya |
 Dutch: zeker |
 Norwegian: sikkert, bestemt |
 Polish: na pewno |
 Persian: حتماً؛ یقیناً |
 Pashto: حتمن |
 Portuguese: de certeza |
 Romanian: sigur |
 Russian: непременно |
 Slovak: určite |
 Slovenian: gotovo |
 Serbian: svakako |
 Swedish: bestämt, otvivelaktigt |
 Thai: อย่างแน่นอน |
 Turkish: mutlaka, kesinlikle |
 Taiwanese: 一定 |
 Ukrainian: звичайно |
 Urdu: یقیناً |
 Vietnamese: chắc chắn |
 Chinese: 一定 |
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