certainly
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
Britannica Dictionary definition of CERTAINLY
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:
without doubt
:
definitely
— sometimes used for emphasis
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It will certainly rain tomorrow.
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This year's festival was certainly much better than last year's.
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Certainly [=surely] you can do a better job than that!
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I'm certainly going to try.
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The new version is most certainly easier to use.
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The snake that bit her was almost certainly poisonous.
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He didn't get the raise he was hoping for, but he's certainly not complaining.
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I certainly didn't mean to offend anyone.
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:
of course
— used to answer questions
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“Can I speak to you for a moment?” “Certainly.”
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“Did I offend you?” “Oh, certainly not.” [=no, you did not offend me at all]
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“May I join you?” “You most certainly may.”
