Meaning

3 senses
  1. In an honest manner.

    He answered the questions honestly.

    ehrlich

    че́стноčéstno, и́скреннеískrenne

    че́сноčésno, щи́роščýro

    in an honest manner

  2. Frankly, to be honest.

    Honestly, I didn't believe a word she said.

    и́скреннеískrenne

  3. (informal)Expresses mild surprise or hesitation about one's own conclusion.

Examples

226 sentences
  1. I honestly don't think Tom cares.

    Чесно, я не думаю, що Тому небайдуже.

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  2. Did you honestly think Tom would come?

    Ти щиро вважав, що Том прийде?

    ruТы правда думал, что Том придет?

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  3. I honestly don't get it at all.

    Чесно кажучи, я цього взагалі не розумію.

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  4. I honestly don't know.

    Я чесно не знаю.

    ruЯ честно не знаю.

    deEhrlich, ich weiß es nicht.

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  5. I honestly don't care.

    Мені дійсно байжуже.

    ruЕсли честно, мне всё равно.

    deEs ist mir, ehrlich gesagt, egal.

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Translations

8 languages
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Origin

From Middle English honestly, honestlyche, honestliche, equivalent to honest + -ly.

From Middle English honestly, honestlyche, honestliche, equivalent to honest + -ly.

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Forms

more honestly, most honestly
Comparativemore honestly Lesson
Superlativemost honestly

regular

Synonyms

56 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • in an honest manner:aboveboard
  • (used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that:candidlyfrankly

Antonyms

2 antonyms

Word family

10 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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