What does SURELY mean?
Definitions for SURELY
ˈʃʊər li, ˈʃɜr-sure·ly
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word SURELY.
Princeton's WordNet
surely, certainly, sure, for sure, for certain, sure enough, sure as shootingadverb
definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely')
"the results are surely encouraging"; "she certainly is a hard worker"; "it's going to be a good day for sure"; "they are coming, for certain"; "they thought he had been killed sure enough"; "he'll win sure as shooting"; "they sure smell good"; "sure he'll come"
Wiktionary
surelyadverb
without fail.
slowly but surely
surelyadverb
certainly, undoubtedly.
Surely, you must be joking.
surelyadverb
with confidence.
his feet were planted surely on the ground
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Surelyadverb
Etymology: from sure.
In the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. Gen.
Thou surely hadst not come sole fugitive. John Milton.
He that created something out of nothing, surely can raise great things out of small. South.
The curious have thought the most minute affairs of Rome worth notice; and surely the consideration of their wealth is at least of as great importance as grammatical criticisms. Arb.
He that walketh righteously, walketh surely.
Wikipedia
Surely
"Surely" is a 1995 single by British pop group Five Star. The single was a U.S. only release, available in the UK as an import. Although it missed the Billboard Hot 100 chart, it peaked at number 125 in October of that year (see 1995 in music). The song includes a rap by Junior P. This was the first time Five Star had used a rapper on one of their songs.
ChatGPT
surely
Surely is an adverb that is used to indicate certainty, confidence, or assurance in a statement or belief. It implies a strong belief in the truth or likelihood of something being true. It often indicates a level of confidence or conviction in the speaker's statement.
Webster Dictionary
Surelyadverb
in a sure or certain manner; certainly; infallibly; undoubtedly; assuredly
Surelyadverb
without danger; firmly; steadly; securely
Wikidata
Surely
"Surely" is a 1995 single by British pop group Five Star. The single was a U.S. only release, available in the UK as an import. Although it missed the Billboard Hot 100 chart, it peaked at number 125 in October of that year. The song includes a rap by Junior P. This was the first time Five Star had used a rapper on one of their songs.
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'SURELY' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1735
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'SURELY' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1185
Adverbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'SURELY' in Adverbs Frequency: #147
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of SURELY in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of SURELY in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of SURELY in a Sentence
You have to beat it, you have to keep a positive mind and having my mom there helped believe it would get better, as the years went on, it did get better....slowly but surely it started to disappear. It's not gone, I still have to deal with it, it's just more controlled now.
I used to think bad dream it’ll surely go away if you wait long enough, better if you could start all over wearing just the birthday suit – but since, I’ve learned that’s out so instead go therapeutically to a lonely far-off place, shout “too much” twenty times, return & laugh hysterically and then breathe a silent thanks for sincere smiles, warm welcomes and adults consenting mutually…
What surprised us most was how much he absolutely loved it, it seemed very intuitive for him to cup it within his hands and then lift to his mouth to drink/suckle. We put apple juice in it as that was his favourite drink. I think it is interesting that although the forms change tremendously -- the vessels are very individual -- they do seem to retain a basic bowl/cup shape that fits perfectly within a baby's cupped hands. I would also say I think this shows us the love and care these prehistoric people had for their babies. They are almost toys as well as baby bottles and surely would have make the infants laugh.
I think that we will win over additional fans. Whoever watched this match, whoever watched Croatia play, will surely start rooting for Croatia.
After careful consideration, I've made the decision to oppose the House Democrats' slanted and unbalanced proposal for another commission to study the events of January 6, as everybody surely knows, I repeatedly made my views about the events of January 6 very clear. I spoke clearly and left no doubt about my conclusions.
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- بالتأكيدArabic
- seguramentCatalan, Valencian
- sicherlichGerman
- seguramenteSpanish
- varmasti, lujasti, vakavasti, tukevastiFinnish
- sûrement, assurémentFrench
- pastiIndonesian
- לְלֹא סָפֵקHebrew
- てっきり, 確かJapanese
- vast, zeker weten, zekerDutch
- sikkert, trygtNorwegian
- z pewnością, pewniePolish
- конечно, обязательно, уверенно, наверняка, несомненноRussian
- שורליYiddish
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