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. Imelda Celine Hanson:

   From a CVID perspective, she’s definitely a challenging patient, she has the best health when she has a good communicating team of health care providers.

2. Alexander Bedritsky:

   Our preparations for the (Paris) summit are not just good, we have achieved excellent results, announced our commitments on time up until the year 2020, and until 2025 and 2030, we will definitely fulfil our promise.

3. Emeasoba George:

   Everyone is naturally endowed with two common but great gifts: mind and time. Now, it's up to you/us to utilize both of them positively or negatively. Nevertheless, I'm urging that you use them positively rather than negatively. Because, however they are used presently will determine what will become of you in the future. I mean, if you use your mind/time positively today, definitely you will reap the rewards, subsequently, financially and otherwise. But, the reverse will be the case if you do misuse your own mind/time.

4. Melissa Ryan:

   We had definitely seen threats on these threads before, but it was just the overall volume - you were seeing it take over the conversation.

5. Syrian President Bashar Assad:

   No, definitely we can not and we don't have the will and we don't want, for one simple reason -- because we can not be in an alliance with countries which support terrorism.

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