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surely

adverb

Definitely or positively (‘sure’ is sometimes used informally for ‘surely’)

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Word Facts

Word length
6
Starts with
S
Ends with
Y
Contains
UR
Scrabble score
9
CEFR level
B1

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈʃʊəli

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Meaning

Definitions

adverb

  1. Definitely or positively (‘sure’ is sometimes used informally for ‘surely’)

    “The results are surely encouraging”

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Example Sentences

The results are surely encouraging
She certainly is a hard worker
It's going to be a good day for sure
They are coming, for certain
They thought he had been killed sure enough

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