certainly

[sur-tn-lee]

adverb

1. with certainty; without doubt; assuredly.

   I'll certainly be there.

2. yes, of course.

   Certainly, take the keys.

3. to be sure; surely.

   He certainly is successful.

certainly

/ ˈsɜːtənlɪ /

adverb

1. with certainty; without doubt

   he certainly rides very well

1. by all means; definitely: used in answer to questions

Word History and Origins

Origin of certainly¹

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English; certain + -ly

Example Sentences

Some estimate they can make a few multiples of their current revenue by moving to SoFi, and that’s certainly a legitimate motivation, but it’s also the easy way out.

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“There are certainly pockets of the AI space where valuations needed to take a breather, but Nvidia is not in that camp,” Matt Britzman of Hargreaves Lansdown wrote after the report Wednesday.

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“While the overall risk for burn scar debris flow is low, it’s certainly not zero,” the weather service said.

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So I don’t think there’s going to be a break over this, but it certainly adds strain.

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Yet the turmoil certainly won't have helped to focus minds in London on the party's problem in Wales.

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Related Words

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