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Definition of surely - Reverso English Dictionary
Adverb
1.
inevitabilitydefinitely happening or true
- The sun will surely rise tomorrow.
2.
- Surely, you agree with me on this.
Expressions with surely
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progressing slowly with certainty and steadiness
Slowly but surely, she finished the marathon.
without any doubt or question
She will surely and certainly win the competition.
emphasizes a statement's significance or impact
Winning the award twice, that's surely saying something.
with probability equal to one
In this experiment, the outcome is almost surely positive.
emphasize frustration or annoyance with a situation
Surely to God, this can't happen again!
you must be joking
Surely you jest! There's no way that's true.
Origin of surely
Old French, seur (safe)
Terms with surely included in their meaning
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certainty
certainly or surely without any doubt
certainty
surely or without any doubt
certainty
certainly or surely
probability
theorem stating sample average converges almost surely to expected value
disbelief reaction
surely you are not serious about what you said
Examples of surely in a sentence
The project will surely succeed with such a dedicated team. Surely, this is the right direction? Surely, you can't be serious about that?
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- French:sûrement, certes, ...
- German:sicherlich, doch, ...
- Italian:sicuramente, ...
- Spanish:seguramente, seguro, ...
- Portuguese:certamente, com certeza, ...
- Chinese:一定会, 无疑, ...
- Japanese:必ず, もちろん, ...
- Arabic:بِالتَّأْكِيد, أَلَيْسَ كَذَلِكَ, ...
- Hebrew:לְבַטַּח, בֶּטַח, ...
- Russian:непременно, конечно, ...
- Ukrainian:безумовно, звісно, ...
- Hindi:अवश्य, बेशक, ...
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