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

Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. decidedly, unquestionably, emphatically, definitely, in spades, by all odds(adverb)

   without question and beyond doubt

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

Wiktionary(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. definitely(Adverb)

   Without question and beyond doubt.

   The mother definitely has love for her child.

2. definitely(Adverb)

   In a definite manner; decisively.

Webster Dictionary(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Definitely(adverb)

   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

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

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. Jessica Garay Redmond:

   Things that contain caffeine are definitely going to be less-than-desirable for most people, that's not even just right before bed, but I think depending on a person's caffeine sensitivity, they may need to shut down the caffeine in their day at some point in the afternoon or certainly by dinner time so that they can then have a restful night sleep.

2. Elliot Budd:

   The first one I got, the house was being renovated so it was a few tradesmen working there that came across it. I was definitely a bit surprised when it was in the toilet.

3. Kendall Jenner:

   It was, you know intense, but I looked at, watched it 20 times. It was just, it was really good, it was, Kendall Jenner is the king of gifts and, and Kendall Jenner worked on that for a really long time. So, it was definitely one of the most incredible things I've ever seen. It was really wild.

4. Donovan Mitchell:

   For me, this is an amazing experience, everybody likes to look at the end goal, but when you sit back and reflect, I played on Team USA. Thats incredible for me. I think that in itself is amazing. So yes, it was definitely worth it.

5. Tyler Arnet:

   [Steenson] and [her husband] kept telling me, ‘You’re magnificent! You’re beautiful!' i was definitely in the zone. There was nothing stopping me. At one point I straight up said, ‘Watch out, Tyra Banks — I’m coming.'.

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