absolutely
In an absolute or unconditional mannerIn an absolute or unconditional manner; utterly, positively, wholly.
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» Are you absolutely certain about this?
Bist du dir dessen ganz sicher? — freddy1
Bist du dessen ganz sicher? — freddy1
Bist du dir dessen vollkommen sicher? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Seid ihr euch dessen vollkommen sicher? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Sind Sie sich dessen vollkommen sicher? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Ты в этом абсолютно уверен? — marafon
Ти у цьому абсолютно впевнений? — deniko
Ти у цьому абсолютно впевнена? — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 sensesIn an absolute or unconditional manner; utterly, positively, wholly.
absolut, durchaus, total
соверше́нноsoveršénno, абсолю́тноabsoljútno
Independently; viewed without relation to other things or factors.
As an intensive: extremely, very, indeed.
- totally and definitely; without question
- completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
Examples
1063 sentencesAre you absolutely certain about this?
Ти у цьому абсолютно впевнений? — deniko
ruТы в этом абсолютно уверен? — marafon
deBist du dir dessen ganz sicher? — freddy1
I think Tom is absolutely right.
Думаю, Том абсолютно правий. — deniko
ruЯ думаю, Том совершенно прав. — marafon
There was absolutely nothing inside the room.
У кімнаті не було взагалі нічого. — deniko
I'm not absolutely sure that's what Tom wants.
Я не до кінця певен, що Том хоче саме цього. — deniko
There was absolutely nothing you could do about it.
Ти взагалі нічого не міг з цим зробити. — deniko
deDa war einfach nichts zu machen. — raggione
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From late Middle English absolutly, equivalent to absolute + -ly.From late Middle English absolutly, equivalent to absolute + -ly.
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Forms
more absolutely, most absolutely| Comparative | more absolutely Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most absolutely |
regular
Synonyms
87 synonymsWord family
13 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb
Collocations
12 patterns- have absolutely no
- absolutely no
- absolutely no idea
- absolutely sure
- absolutely nothing
- absolutely certain
- absolutely necessary
- absolutely certain that
- there's absolutely no
- absolutely sure that
- have absolutely nothing
- absolutely no chance
See also
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