Surely — Sure ly, adv. 1. In a sure or certain manner; certainly; infallibly; undoubtedly; assuredly. [1913 Webster] In the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. Gen. ii. 17. [1913 Webster] He that created something out of nothing, surely… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
surely — [shoor′lē] adv. 1. with assurance or confidence; in a sure, unhesitating manner 2. without a doubt; assuredly; certainly: often used as an intensive emphasizing a supposition [surely you don t believe that!] 3. without risk of failing: chiefly in … English World dictionary
surely — index admittedly, fairly (clearly) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
surely — 14c., from SURE (Cf. sure) ( ) + LY (Cf. ly) (2) … Etymology dictionary
surely — [adv] without doubt absolutely, admittedly, assuredly, beyond doubt, beyond shadow of doubt*, certainly, clearly, come what may*, conclusively, decidedly, definitely, distinctly, doubtlessly, evidently, explicitly, fixedly, for certain, for real … New thesaurus
surely — ► ADVERB 1) it must be true that. 2) certainly. 3) with assurance. 4) N. Amer. informal of course … English terms dictionary
surely — adverb 1 (sentence adverb) used to show that you think something must be true, especially when people seem to be disagreeing with you: You must have heard about the riots surely? | There must surely be some explanation. | Surely we can t just… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
surely — sure|ly W2S1 [ˈʃo:li US ˈʃurli] adv 1.) [sentence adverb] used to show that you think something must be true, especially when people seem to be disagreeing with you ▪ You must have heard about the riots, surely? ▪ There must surely be some… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Surely — Infobox Single Name = Surely Artist = Five Star from Album = Heart and Soul Released = October 10 1995 Format = 7 single, CD single [ Recorded = ] Genre = Pop Length = 4:45 Label = Tent Writer = Doris Pearson, Delroy Pearson Producer = Buster… … Wikipedia
surely — sure|ly [ ʃurli ] adverb ** 1. ) without any doubt: That is surely the stupidest thing I have ever done. 2. ) used for showing that you believe something is very likely: You surely realized we were in when you saw the lights on? Surely she didn t … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
