surely
Without failWithout fail.
» Surely you know what to do?
Звичайно ж, ти знаєш, що робити?
Meaning
3 sensesWithout fail.
slowly but surely
bestimmt, sicherlich
обяза́тельноobjazátelʹno
Certainly, undoubtedly.
Surely, you must be joking.
You don’t suppose we're going to pay for you, surely?
sicherlich
наверняка́navernjaká, коне́чноkonéčno, несомне́нноnesomnénno
зві́сноzvísno, безсумні́вноbezsumnívno
With confidence.
His feet were planted surely on the ground.
уве́ренноuvérenno
- definitely or positively (‘sure’ is sometimes used informally for ‘surely’)
Examples
282 sentencesSurely you know what to do?
Звичайно ж, ти знаєш, що робити?
Surely we can get in touch with Tom.
Звичайно ж, ми можемо зв'язатися з Томом.
Surely Tom is aware of that.
Том, звичайно ж, у курсі.
The situation will surely get better.
We surely do appreciate what you've done.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 3
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English surely; equivalent to sure + -ly.From Middle English surely; equivalent to sure + -ly.
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Forms
surelier/more surely, sureliest/most surely| Comparative | surelier / more surely Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | sureliest / most surely |
regular
Synonyms
7 synonyms- definitely or positively (‘sure’ is sometimes used informally for ‘surely’):certainlysurefor surefor certainsure enoughsure as shooting
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb