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ˈsɜr tn licer·tain·ly
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word certainly.
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
certainlyadverb
In a way which is certain; with certainty.
certainlyadverb
Without doubt, surely; of course.
certainlyadverb
An emphatic affirmative answer.
Would you like it with ice? Certainly, and with lemon please.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Certainlyadverb
Etymology: from certain.
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.
ChatGPT
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 Dictionary
Certainlyadverb
without doubt or question; unquestionably
Editors Contribution
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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British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'certainly' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #572
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'certainly' in Written Corpus Frequency: #323
Adverbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'certainly' in Adverbs Frequency: #71
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of certainly in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of certainly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of certainly in a Sentence
We strongly urge( China) to return to the negotiating table with United States on climate, we should have regular conversations at the senior level about the issues that separate us, because that's in the best interest of both countries and certainly in the best interest of the world.
I see our picture, a couple in love. In the full frame of the picture to our right is our Marine Vietnam vet, Corky. He's sleeping so he's the peace. On the other side is the butterfly. That's hope, and I sincerely wish that future generations get that same feeling from that picture. There's always hope, no matter how chaotic. If you have love and peace and trust, there's always hope. And while I certainly wasn't a hippie back in 1969, I think deep in my heart I am one now.
I think the DNA we've created for the show transcends whoever is president, it was certainly forged in the Trump era, but we know from the successful episodes that have nothing to do with the president that the show is highly sustainable no matter who is president.
Atlanta Fed President Dennis Lockhart:
Two rate hikes are certainly possible. We have enough (Fed policy) meetings remaining but it depends entirely on how the economy evolves.
I ca n’t tell you who the new witnesses are, we’re not giving up their identity, what I can tell you about the new witnesses is, one, they’re not looking for limelight. They’re not looking to have anyone pay them for interviews. In fact, two of them, we actually had to seek out and find. … I can tell you that their account certainly corroborates Dennis Davern.
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- من المؤكد, بدون شك, بدون نقاش, بالتأكيدArabic
- әлбиттәBashkir
- несъмнено, безспорно, разбира сеBulgarian
- certamentCatalan, Valencian
- nepochybně, určitě, jistě, zajistéCzech
- natürlich, zweifellos, sicherlich, freilich, gewiss, sicherGerman
- βεβαίως, ασφαλώς, σίγουραGreek
- sin duda, ciertamente, por supuestoSpanish
- بطور محرزPersian
- ilman muuta, totta kai, kyllä kiitos, todellakin, epäilemättä, varmastiFinnish
- certainement, sans nul doute, pour sûr, bien sûr, sans aucun doute, évidemment, sûrementFrench
- בוודאי, בוודאותHebrew
- अवश्यHindi
- անկասկած, անշուշտ, իհարկեArmenian
- certoInterlingua
- certeIdo
- certamenteItalian
- 全く, 確かに, その通り, もちろん, 確実, 絶対, 必ずJapanese
- 확실히Korean
- ئهکیدKurdish
- apa ia, anaoa, āpāiaMāori
- zeker, waarlijk, beslist, en of, voorzekerDutch
- na pewno, zdecydowanie, z pewnościąPolish
- sem dúvida, certamentePortuguese
- bineînțeles, desigurRomanian
- несомненно, конечно, непременно, наверняка, безусловноRussian
- dakako, свакако, несумњиво, sigurno, дакако, svakako, наравно, nesumnjivo, naravno, zacijelo, doistaSerbo-Croatian
- நிச்சயமாகTamil
- اوشیےUrdu
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