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ˈsɜr tn licer·tain·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
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.
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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
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
I've done these type of jobs now so many times, maybe I should do something else, i can go so far as saying it will be certainly aviation-related, but that's the only thing I can say. Stay tuned.
It can certainly undermine confidence in the elections process and in particular absentee voting or by-mail voting. That's how a lot of voters will vote this year, we ask voters in North Carolina to get voting information from trusted state and local sources.
My view is, yes. If you've signed, if you promised another government from the U.S. government that you would make the payment, my view certainly is that we should go ahead and meet our end of the commitment.
I certainly would encourage you to try to work out a plan together with your attorneys ’ assistance, it certainly would be better for Justice Michael Katz son if Justice Michael Katz could do that. It would save Justice Michael Katz a lot of stress.
Elections Board Chairman Bob Cordle:
It certainly was a tainted election, the people of North Carolina deserve a fair election.
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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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