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

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   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. Ruth Pointer:

   She definitely wanted me to continue on to, you know, represent us as a group, and I'm here at her beautiful home in Beverly Hills now and hanging out with her, and me and her and her granddaughter Roxie and a friend Melissa watched it together last night and just screamed our heads off.

2. Christo Grozev:

   I cannot exclude that there is the motivation for that. We know that Navalny was definitely poisoned with Novichok by none other than the state of Russia. We know that he went back to Russia against the wishes of Putin, and, of course, now from within jail, Navalny continues to essentially ridicule Putin in the war effort by being a very vocal opponent of the war. So of course there is the motivation.

3. Danielle Horne:

   We're kind of hunkered down, and we can see all of the trees that are waving around, there's definitely a little bit of nervousness for my car, which is parked outside.

4. Mats Wilander:

   Something made Grand Slam explode at Australian Open because Grand Slam was playing( Pablo) Carreno-Busta and Australian Open was Australian Open, something was off there definitely. Then in the final of the French it was an horrific start. Six drop shots in the first game, it was weird.

5. Pina LoGiudice:

   The first thing is definitely magnesium. That will actually help with restless leg syndrome or if you have any low back cramping, calcium is quite wonderful because ... your body will cause more aches and pains because you're trying to build your baby, and so you yourself become deficient. Acupuncture is phenomenal and safe for those low back pains or sciatica or that neck stiffness.

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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