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. Tyler Toffoli:

   I was definitely excited, not only because of that, but the way the standings are, it was just a just a really important game for us.

2. Dorian Thompson-Robinson:

   We definitely made it tough on ourselves. We made mistakes and bit ourselves in the foot too many times.

3. Nick Bunker:

   The US labor market is definitely cooling off, at this rate, we’d return to a pre-pandemic level of openings by this summer.

4. Jake Olson:

   You definitely have the mechanics of what you're supposed to do, but a lot of it is just feel.

5. Daniel Lyon:

   August 19, that was definitely the scariest day of my life, but I got to share that day with some really great firefighters, those guys were truly brothers to me.

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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