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Complete Definition of "certainly"

English

rank|unto|receive|tried|553|certainly|big|road|husband

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-certainly.ogg|Audio (US)

Etymology
From certain + -ly.

Adverb
en-adv

  1. Yes, affirmative answer.

#: Would you like it with ice? Certainly, and with lemon please.

  1. With certainty; without doubt.

#: The accident was certainly caused by human error.

Related terms
most certainly

Translations
trans-top|affirmative answer
Finnish: totta kai, ilman muuta, kyllä kiitos
trans-mid
Greek: t|el|βεβαίÏÏ||trvévaios|scGrek
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trans-top|with certainty, without doubt
Finnish: todellakin, varmasti, epäilemättä
French: certainement, bien sûr
trans-mid
Greek: t|el|ÏίγοÏÏα||trsígoura|scGrek
Romanian: bineînţeles, desigur
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ttbc|Dutch: zeker, waarlijk
ttbc|German: sicherlich
ttbc|Hebrew: ×××××× (be'vadai)
ttbc|Italian: certamente
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ttbc|Portuguese: certamente, sem dúvida
ttbc|Spanish: ciertamente, sin duda
ttbc|Telugu: నిశà±à°à°¯à°à°à°¾ (niScayamgaa)
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References
R:Century 1911
R:Webster 1913

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