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surely
[ shoor-lee, shur- ]
adverb
- firmly; unerringly; without missing, slipping, etc.
- undoubtedly, assuredly, or certainly:
The results are surely encouraging.
- (in emphatic utterances that are not necessarily sustained by fact) assuredly:
Surely you are mistaken.
- inevitably or without fail:
Slowly but surely the end approached.
- yes, indeed:
Surely, I'll go with you!
surely
/ ˈʃɔː-; ˈʃʊəlɪ /
adverb
- without doubt; assuredly
things could surely not have been worse
- without fail; inexorably (esp in the phrase slowly but surely )
- sentence modifier am I not right in thinking that?; I am sure that
surely you don't mean it?
- rare.in a sure manner
- archaic.safely; securely
- sentence substitute willingly; of course; yes
Confusables Note
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
Göring added that the election "will surely be the last one for the next 10 years, probably even for the next 100 years," a situation that would ease the "financial sacrifices" asked of them.
This is surely one of the easier elements of De Bruyne's exit to read.
These breaks will surely turn against them one day … yes?
The inevitable impact will surely be to push them towards China.
That the corruption was for the party, not for personal gain, surely changes nothing.
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