surely
Without failWithout fail.
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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
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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
See also
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