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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

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

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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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. Brian Gould:

   He definitely saved some lives that day.

2. Jean Lee:

   North Koreans I spoke to were very excited at the prospect of a liberal government in the Blue House here in South Korea, (Moon's election) will definitely mean a change in regional politics when it comes to North Korea.

3. Neil Saunders:

   The bigger companies that have more money, more economic clout because they place more orders, definitely have more scope to mitigate [ supply chain constraints ], smaller chains just don't have that economic power.

4. Chandni Singh:

   This heat wave is definitely unprecedented, we have seen a change in its intensity, its arrival time, and duration. This is what climate experts predicted and it will have cascading impacts on health.

5. Le Van Cuong:

   Metropole is definitely more tricky to protect the leaders, especially because of the lack of space. In the protection job, space gives us advantages. Metropole sits right in the center of crowded streets, so it's difficult to ensure security, singapore chose an isolated island and protection on such island is much easier, definitely easier than Metropole.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=DEFINITELY
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Definitely
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Definitely
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/DEFINITELY
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=DEFINITELY