Definitions for definitely
ˈdɛf ə nɪt lidef·i·nite·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. decidedly, unquestionably, emphatically, definitely, in spades, by all oddsadverb

   without question and beyond doubt

   "it was decidedly too expensive"; "she told him off in spades"; "by all odds they should win"

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1. definitelyadverb

   Without question and beyond doubt.

   The mother definitely has love for her child.

2. definitelyadverb

   In a definite manner; decisively.

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1. Definitely

   Definiteness is a feature of noun phrases in grammatical theory.

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1. definitely

   Definitely means without doubt or uncertainty; it is used to express complete certainty or agreement with something.

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1. Definitelyadverb

   in a definite manner; with precision; precisely; determinately

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1. definitely

   Definitely vs. Certainly -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between Definitely and Certainly Definitely.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'definitely' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4018

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'definitely' in Written Corpus Frequency: #871

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'definitely' in Adverbs Frequency: #238

How to pronounce definitely?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say definitely in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of definitely in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of definitely in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of definitely in a Sentence

1. Yasmani Grandal:

   Right now, I’m pretty concentrated on myself. Rehabbing my knee. Definitely looking forward to spring training, i think there’s not much we need to work on – just very, very small things. I feel like we definitely have the talent. We definitely have the players, especially core players that are gonna make us be successful. I think it’s just a matter of tweaking a couple of things here and there, which we already know what it is, and go from there.

2. Caitlin McGee:

   I definitely, definitely, definitely have, and at some point, I was like,' All right, well, maybe that's what we're talking about in terms of the TV landscape,' i think there's room for that, certainly on international levels, procedural shows, they sell big time.

3. Pat Robertson, when asked the question "Does the Bible specifically tell us what is going to happen in the future", "700 Club" D:

   It sure does, Ben, it definitely does...this is definite...it specifically clearly, unequivocally says that Russia and other countries will enter into war and God will destroy Russia through earthquakes, volcanoes...

4. Václav Havel, Disturbing the Peace, ch. 5 (1986; tr. 1990).:

   Hope is definitely not the same thing as optimism. It is not the conviction that something will turn out well, but the certainty that something makes sense, regardless of how it turns out.

5. Mathieu Joseph:

   Tampa Bay means a lot, being part of that last year in the bubble was definitely special, even though I did n’t play. I consider these guys my family and being part of it and on the bench is different than when you’re off the ice, so definitely happy to be part of it for the time that I got so far. It’s definitely something that you want to be part of and you’ve worked hard all year for that.

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