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.

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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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1. certainly

   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

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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. Jennette McCurdy:

   Some [people] like drama and I think we butted heads at times but in a very sisterly way. She knows me so well and I know her so well that I think it was unfortunate that things kind of got misconstrued. there is certainly like a friend dynamic but then once you're around that person for—I mean, ‘Carly,’ ‘Sam Cat’—once we didn't have child labor laws we could work like 16 hours a day so you are around these people constantly and It's just natural that you're gonna have ups and downs.

2. Thomas Lingelbach:

   We are days away from starting the commercial manufacturing, we cannot release it without regulatory approval so we’re in a little bit of a Catch-22 situation and there are certainly scenarios that we are currently discussing with the regulators.

3. Gentle Blythe:

   While San Francisco certainly, I think, has gotten a lot of attention for being a district that hasn't reopened as quickly as many parents would have liked, we're certainly not alone within our state context.

4. Federico Lombardi:

   The Pope's works of charity for the poor are certainly one of the essential uses, but is certainly not the intention of the faithful to exclude the possibility that the Pope himself may evaluate situations of urgency and the way of responding, in the light of his service for the good of the universal Church, the Pope's service also includes the Roman Curia, as an instrument of his service.

5. Anand Kripalu:

   Our aim is certainly to grow faster than Diageo is growing globally, therefore our contribution will keep going up, i do see us becoming a significant growth driver to Diageo globally.

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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