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Definitions for certainly
ˈsɜr tn licer·tain·ly
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word certainly.
Princeton's WordNet
surely, certainly, sure, for sure, for certain, sure enough, sure as shooting(adverb)
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
certainly(Adverb)
In a way which is certain; with certainty.
certainly(Adverb)
Without doubt, surely; of course.
certainly(Adverb)
An emphatic affirmative answer.
Would you like it with ice? Certainly, and with lemon please.
Webster Dictionary
Certainly(adverb)
without doubt or question; unquestionably
Suggested Resources
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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
It’s certainly not over.
Republican Party lawyer Matthew Monforton:
We were certainly pleased.
We certainly wish him well.
I was certainly mistreated.
I certainly wanted to be there.
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Translations for certainly
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- بالتأكيد, بدون شك, بدون نقاش, من المؤكدArabic
- әлбиттәBashkir
- разбира се, несъмнено, безспорноBulgarian
- certamentCatalan, Valencian
- jistě, zajisté, nepochybně, určitěCzech
- zweifellos, natürlich, gewiss, freilich, sicherlich, sicherGerman
- βεβαίως, ασφαλώς, σίγουραGreek
- ciertamente, sin duda, por supuestoSpanish
- بطور محرزPersian
- totta kai, epäilemättä, kyllä kiitos, todellakin, ilman muuta, varmastiFinnish
- sans nul doute, pour sûr, sûrement, bien sûr, certainement, sans aucun doute, évidemmentFrench
- בוודאי, בוודאותHebrew
- अवश्यHindi
- անշուշտ, իհարկե, անկասկածArmenian
- certoInterlingua
- certeIdo
- certamenteItalian
- もちろん, 絶対, 必ず, 確実, 全く, 確かに, その通りJapanese
- 확실히Korean
- ئهکیدKurdish
- anaoa, apa ia, āpāiaMāori
- beslist, voorzeker, en of, zeker, waarlijkDutch
- zdecydowanie, z pewnością, na pewnoPolish
- sem dúvida, certamentePortuguese
- desigur, bineînțelesRomanian
- несомненно, конечно, непременно, безусловно, навернякаRussian
- несумњиво, dakako, свакако, svakako, sigurno, naravno, zacijelo, doista, nesumnjivo, наравно, дакакоSerbo-Croatian
- اوشیےUrdu
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