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Word certainly
WordType (adverb)
Phonetic BrE / ˈsɜːtnli / NAmE / ˈsɜːrtnli /
Example
  • without treatment, she will almost certainly die.
  • certainly, the early years are crucial to a child's development.
  • i'm certainly never going there again.
  • she was certainly attractive but you couldn’t call her beautiful.
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certainly

(adverb)BrE / ˈsɜːtnli / NAmE / ˈsɜːrtnli /
  1. without doubt
    • synonym definitely
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/definitely
    • Without treatment, she will almost certainly die.
    • Certainly, the early years are crucial to a child's development.
    • I'm certainly never going there again.
    • She was certainly attractive but you couldn’t call her beautiful.
    • This will certainly make them think again.
    • Surely this can’t be right?
    • You’re surely not thinking of going, are you?
    • I’ll certainly remember this trip!
    • I’ll sure remember this trip!
    • The meal was certainly too expensive (= there is no doubt about it)
    • The meal was surely too expensive? (= that is my opinion. Don’t you agree?).
    • This will surely end in disaster.
    • While the film is undoubtedly too long, it is nevertheless an intriguing piece of cinema.
    • It can be argued that the movie is too long. It is nonetheless an intriguing piece of cinema.
    • The film is undoubtedly too long. Still, it is an intriguing piece of cinema.
    • Of course, huge chunks of the book have been sacrificed in order to make a two-hour movie, but it is nevertheless a successful piece of storytelling.
    • Critics are wrong to argue that the film’s plot is too complicated. Certainly there are a couple of major twists, but audiences will have no difficulty following them.
    • It is true that you cannot make a good movie without a good script, but it is equally true that a talented director can make a good script into an excellent film.
    • It remains to be seen whether these two movies herald a new era of westerns, but there is no doubt that they represent welcome additions to the genre.
  2. of course
    • ‘May I see your passport, Mr Scott?’ ‘Certainly.’
    • ‘Do you think all this money will change your life?’ ‘Certainly not.’
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