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Definitions for surely
ˈʃʊər li, ˈʃɜr-sure·ly
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Princeton's WordNet
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"
Wiktionary
surelyadverb
without fail.
slowly but surely
surelyadverb
certainly, undoubtedly.
Surely, you must be joking.
surelyadverb
with confidence.
his feet were planted surely on the ground
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Surelyadverb
Etymology: from sure.
In the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. Gen.
Thou surely hadst not come sole fugitive. John Milton.
He that created something out of nothing, surely can raise great things out of small. South.
The curious have thought the most minute affairs of Rome worth notice; and surely the consideration of their wealth is at least of as great importance as grammatical criticisms. Arb.
He that walketh righteously, walketh surely.
Wikipedia
Surely
"Surely" is a 1995 single by British pop group Five Star. The single was a U.S. only release, available in the UK as an import. Although it missed the Billboard Hot 100 chart, it peaked at number 125 in October of that year (see 1995 in music). The song includes a rap by Junior P. This was the first time Five Star had used a rapper on one of their songs.
ChatGPT
surely
Surely is an adverb that is used to indicate certainty, confidence, or assurance in a statement or belief. It implies a strong belief in the truth or likelihood of something being true. It often indicates a level of confidence or conviction in the speaker's statement.
Webster Dictionary
Surelyadverb
in a sure or certain manner; certainly; infallibly; undoubtedly; assuredly
Surelyadverb
without danger; firmly; steadly; securely
Wikidata
Surely
"Surely" is a 1995 single by British pop group Five Star. The single was a U.S. only release, available in the UK as an import. Although it missed the Billboard Hot 100 chart, it peaked at number 125 in October of that year. The song includes a rap by Junior P. This was the first time Five Star had used a rapper on one of their songs.
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'surely' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1735
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'surely' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1185
Adverbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'surely' in Adverbs Frequency: #147
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of surely in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of surely in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of surely in a Sentence
Its a really tough environment for lawmaking, first, the parties are surely more ideologically polarized from each other than they were decades ago. Second, theres more sheer partisanship in town than before -- tit for tat, your team is for it, so my team is against it. Third, close electoral competition narrows the window for dealmaking -- each election offers each party a chance to hold or gain control. ... [ And, ] because the president is so unpopular nationally and with independents, theres limited pressure on Democrats to resolve problems.
The tumbling actually causes stresses and strains internal to the object, and that slowly but surely squeezes and pulls on the object just like tides on the Earth to remove energy from the spin.
Main indexes will rise. For the Shanghai Composite, the area below 4,500 is relatively safe now, i have ample cash at hand, and surely will buy stocks this week.
He was at the stage in his leadership where he should have been seen working on external affairs and trying to overcome international isolation, especially in light of the negative publicity he's got in recent months, by visiting Russia, he would have been able to exert pressure on China and also on South Korea, and he would have been able to improve his own image by going over there with his attractive wife and speak in English, which he surely must be able to do.
Surely some will, it's not going to be a mass exodus.
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- بالتأكيدArabic
- seguramentCatalan, Valencian
- sicherlichGerman
- seguramenteSpanish
- varmasti, lujasti, vakavasti, tukevastiFinnish
- sûrement, assurémentFrench
- pastiIndonesian
- לְלֹא סָפֵקHebrew
- てっきり, 確かJapanese
- vast, zeker weten, zekerDutch
- sikkert, trygtNorwegian
- z pewnością, pewniePolish
- конечно, обязательно, уверенно, наверняка, несомненноRussian
- שורליYiddish
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