Meaning
3 sensesIn an honest manner.
He answered the questions honestly.
ehrlich
че́стноčéstno, и́скреннеískrenne
че́сноčésno, щи́роščýro
in an honest manner
Frankly, to be honest.
Honestly, I didn't believe a word she said.
и́скреннеískrenne
(informal)Expresses mild surprise or hesitation about one's own conclusion.
Examples
226 sentencesI honestly don't think Tom cares.
Чесно, я не думаю, що Тому небайдуже. — deniko
Did you honestly think Tom would come?
Ти щиро вважав, що Том прийде? — deniko
ruТы правда думал, что Том придет? — sharptoothed
I honestly don't get it at all.
Чесно кажучи, я цього взагалі не розумію. — deniko
I honestly don't know.
Я чесно не знаю. — deniko
ruЯ честно не знаю. — sharptoothed
deEhrlich, ich weiß es nicht. — mrtaistoi
I honestly don't care.
Мені дійсно байжуже. — deniko
ruЕсли честно, мне всё равно. — Selena777
deEs ist mir, ehrlich gesagt, egal. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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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| Comparative | more honestly Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most honestly |
regular
Synonyms
56 synonyms- in an honest manner:aboveboard
- (used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that:candidlyfrankly
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb