What does certainlY mean?
Definitions for certainlY
ˈsɜr tn licer·tain·ly
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word certainlY.
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
certainlyadverb
In a way which is certain; with certainty.
certainlyadverb
Without doubt, surely; of course.
certainlyadverb
An emphatic affirmative answer.
Would you like it with ice? Certainly, and with lemon please.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Certainlyadverb
Etymology: from certain.
Certainly he that, by those legal means, cannot be secured, can be much less so by any private attempt. Decay of Piety.
What precise collection of simple ideas, modesty or frugality stand for, in another’s use, is not so certainly known. John Locke.
ChatGPT
certainly
Certainly is an adverb that is used to express complete conviction or certainty, agreement with something, or to emphasize that something is definitely true. It suggests an absence of doubt about something.
Webster Dictionary
Certainlyadverb
without doubt or question; unquestionably
Editors Contribution
certainlyadverb
In a certain manner
We certainly require some night rain for the garden and fields.
Submitted by MaryC on May 30, 2020
Suggested Resources
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British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'certainlY' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #572
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'certainlY' in Written Corpus Frequency: #323
Adverbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'certainlY' in Adverbs Frequency: #71
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of certainlY in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of certainlY in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of certainlY in a Sentence
Certainly, the fact that we are able to start earlier than some countries is great, much as it's distressing to see that the pandemic is still such a challenge around the world.
From Yellen, markets want to know whether or not she continues with that direction, any color that you can give to the debate on expectations for liftoff will certainly be picked up by the market.
We are seeing an influx of advertising aimed at parents for a wide array of products, including food and beverages, toothpaste and vitamins, this is a sad situation when it takes so much energy to sift through false claims and to determine which products are actually healthful ... advertising claims, especially when they are unsubstantiated, can certainly lead parents astray.
You will certainly see, absent congressional action, significant litigation as states try to push the envelope on this.
We are going to sell our protein at $2,000 a ton, be it chicken, beef or pork, it will certainly reduce our soy exports, but we will add value.
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- من المؤكد, بدون شك, بدون نقاش, بالتأكيدArabic
- әлбиттәBashkir
- несъмнено, безспорно, разбира сеBulgarian
- certamentCatalan, Valencian
- nepochybně, určitě, jistě, zajistéCzech
- natürlich, zweifellos, sicherlich, freilich, gewiss, sicherGerman
- βεβαίως, ασφαλώς, σίγουραGreek
- sin duda, ciertamente, por supuestoSpanish
- بطور محرزPersian
- ilman muuta, totta kai, kyllä kiitos, todellakin, epäilemättä, varmastiFinnish
- certainement, sans nul doute, pour sûr, bien sûr, sans aucun doute, évidemment, sûrementFrench
- בוודאי, בוודאותHebrew
- अवश्यHindi
- անկասկած, անշուշտ, իհարկեArmenian
- certoInterlingua
- certeIdo
- certamenteItalian
- 全く, 確かに, その通り, もちろん, 確実, 絶対, 必ずJapanese
- 확실히Korean
- ئهکیدKurdish
- apa ia, anaoa, āpāiaMāori
- zeker, waarlijk, beslist, en of, voorzekerDutch
- na pewno, zdecydowanie, z pewnościąPolish
- sem dúvida, certamentePortuguese
- bineînțeles, desigurRomanian
- несомненно, конечно, непременно, наверняка, безусловноRussian
- dakako, свакако, несумњиво, sigurno, дакако, svakako, наравно, nesumnjivo, naravno, zacijelo, doistaSerbo-Croatian
- நிச்சயமாகTamil
- اوشیےUrdu
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