surely
surely · surelier · sureliest
звісно, безсумнівно
обязательно, конечно, наверняка, несомненно
sicherlich, bestimmt
Without failWithout fail.
US/ˈʃʊɹli/
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
More definitions
- definitely or positively (‘sure’ is sometimes used informally for ‘surely’)
Examples
282 sentencesTranslations
8 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
certainly, undoubtedly:
Русский
By meaning 3
without fail:
certainly, undoubtedly:
with confidence:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
without fail:
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 synonymsClose in meaning
- definitely or positively (‘sure’ is sometimes used informally for ‘surely’):certainlysurefor surefor certainsure enoughsure as shooting
Word family
2 related wordsRelatedsure
Derivedalmost surely
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb