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1. (adv.) surely
firmly; unerringly.
2. surely
undoubtedly, assuredly, or certainly.
3. surely
(in emphatic utterances that are not necessarily sustained by fact) assuredly:
Surely you are mistaken.
4. surely
inevitably or without fail.
5. surely
yes, indeed.
Etymology: (1300–50)
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| Definition of 'surely' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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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) surely
indicates you feel certain about sth
That must surely have been a shock.
2. surely
indicates surprise about sth that has or is going to happen
Surely they didn't leave her by herself?
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| Definition of 'surely' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adverb) surely
in a sure or certain manner; certainly; infallibly; undoubtedly; assuredly
2. (adverb) surely
without danger; firmly; steadly; securely
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Sense: used in questions, exclamations etc to indicate what the speaker considers probable
Surely she's finished her work by now!; You don't believe what she said, surely?
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 Afrikaans: tog, sekerlik |
 Arabic: أكيد، مُحْتَمَل جِدا |
 Bulgarian: несъмнено |
 Brazilian: de certeza |
 Czech: určitě; přece |
 German: sicherlich |
 Danish: forhåbentlig(t) |
 Greek: ασφαλώς |
 Spanish: seguramente, sin duda;¿ve |
 Estonian: kindlasti |
 Farsi: مطمئنا |
 Finnish: varmaan |
 French: sûrement; tout de même |
 Hebrew: בְּווַדָאי |
 Hindi: निश्चित रूप से |
 Croatian: sigurno |
 Hungarian: bizonyára |
 Indonesian: tentunya |
 Icelandic: vissulega (það hlÿtur að |
 Italian: di sicuro |
 Japanese: きっと |
 Korean: 틀림없이 |
 Lithuanian: tikriausiai |
 Latvian: droši vien; laikam taču |
 Malay: tentu |
 Dutch: zeker |
 Norwegian: sikkert; forhåpentligvis; |
 Polish: chyba |
 Persian: مطمئنا |
 Pashto: مطمیناُ |
 Portuguese: de certeza |
 Romanian: (în mod) sigur |
 Russian: наверняка |
 Slovak: určite, predsa |
 Slovenian: gotovo |
 Serbian: sigurno |
 Swedish: säkert, säkerligen, [du t |
 Thai: แน่ใจ |
 Turkish: elbette,şüphesiz, kuşkusu |
 Taiwanese: 肯定地 |
 Ukrainian: напевно |
 Urdu: یقین کے ساتھ |
 Vietnamese: rõ ràng, không nghi ngờ g |
 Chinese: 肯定地 |
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