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

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. Hansa Bhargava:

   It's definitely genetic, prevention is really the cure in these situations. You want to make sure the child is not overtired, stressed out, over-scheduled. And have a nice calming ritual at bedtime so the child can actually calm himself down before going to sleep.

2. Laurie Johnson:

   We’ve had people call us afterwards or send us emails with pictures of their adopted dogs saying, ‘thank you for the referral,’ it’s definitely exponential in its reach of adoptive homes.

3. Yvonne Anderson:

   It definitely was untimely to have these issues, what can you do? We’re an hour away and hit traffic. We tried to come out and there were camera issues. In the end you have to take what you’re given. We already faced an uphill battle.

4. Stephen Morrison:

   It's definitely a concern. I don't have an answer to say' I got this,' i always find a way to be fine. But on paper it doesn't look fine.

5. William Haseltine:

   Removing the mask mandate doesn't mean that no one should wear a mask, there are definitely people who are maybe at higher risk or may just have a different level of acceptance of risk for whom wearing a mask will make sense. And for those people, they should absolutely continue to wear a mask, and in wearing a mask, it will help protect them from the virus.

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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