surely

sure·ly

 (sho͝or′lē)

adv.

1. With confidence; unhesitatingly.

2. Undoubtedly; certainly: You surely can't be serious.

3. Without fail: Slowly but surely spring returns.

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surely

(ˈʃʊəlɪ; ˈʃɔː-)

adv

1. without doubt; assuredly: things could surely not have been worse.

2. without fail; inexorably (esp in the phrase slowly but surely)

3. (sentence modifier) am I not right in thinking that?; I am sure that: surely you don't mean it?.

4. rare in a sure manner

5. archaic safely; securely

6. (sentence substitute) chiefly US and Canadian willingly; of course; yes

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sure•ly

(ˈʃʊər li, ˈʃɜr-)

adv.

1. firmly; unerringly.

2. undoubtedly, assuredly, or certainly.

3. (in emphatic utterances that are not necessarily sustained by fact) assuredly: Surely you are mistaken.

4. inevitably or without fail.

5. yes, indeed.

[1300–50]

usage: See sure.

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surely

– definitely – certainly – naturally

1. 'surely'

You use surely for emphasis when you are objecting to something that has been said or done.

'I can have it ready for next week.' – 'Surely you can get it done sooner than that?'

Their lawyers claim that they have not broken any rules, but surely this is not good practice.

2. 'definitely' and 'certainly'

Don't use 'surely' simply to give strong emphasis to a statement. Use definitely.

They were definitely not happy.

The call definitely came from your phone.

In British English, you don't use 'surely' when you are agreeing with something that has been said, or confirming that something is true. Use certainly.

Ellie was certainly a student at the university but I'm not sure about her brother.

'You like him, don't you?' – 'I certainly do.'

American speakers use both surely and certainly to agree with requests and statements.

'It is still a difficult world for women.' – 'Oh, certainly.'

Surely, yes, I agree with that.

Don't use 'surely' to say emphatically that something will happen in the future. Use definitely or certainly.

The conference will definitely be postponed.

If nothing is done, there will certainly be problems.

3. 'naturally'

Don't use 'surely' to emphasize that something is what you would expect in particular circumstances. Use naturally.

His sister was crying, so naturally Sam was upset.

Naturally, some of the information will be irrelevant.

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Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

surely - definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely'); "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"; "he'll win sure as shooting"; "they sure smell good"; "sure he'll come" certainly, for certain, for sure, sure, sure as shooting, sure enough colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech

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surely

adverb

1. it must be the case that, without question, assuredly If I can accept this situation, surely you can?

2. undoubtedly, certainly, definitely, inevitably, doubtless, for certain, without doubt, unquestionably, inexorably, come what may, without fail, indubitably, doubtlessly, beyond the shadow of a doubt He knew that under the surgeon's knife he would surely die.

3. steadily, determinedly, doggedly, assuredly, unswervingly, unfalteringly He's recovering, slowly but surely.

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Translations

أكيد، مُحْتَمَل جِدابِالتَأْكِيدبدون شَك أو تَرَدُّدطَبعا، أكيد، بالتأكيد

jistěpřecespolehlivěurčitě

forhåbentlighelt sikkert

sichersicherlich

ασφαλώς

seguramentesin duda

varmasti

sûrementabsolumentassurémentcertessi

svakako

auîvitaîörugglegavissulega ; eîa hvaî?

certamentecon sicurezzasicuramente

確かに

확실하게

ongetwijfeld

forhåpentligvissaktesikkertvel ikke

pewnie

certamente

наверняканесомненнообязательно

gotovosevedazanesljivo

säkert

อย่างแน่นอน

elbettekuşkusuzmuhakkakmutlakaşüphesiz

một cách chắc chắn

一定完全可以的确肯定地

surely

[ˈʃʊəlɪ] ADV

1. (emphatic)

1.1. (in questions) surely there must be something we can do? → algo habrá que podemos hacer, ¿no?

1.2. (expressing opinion) there must surely be a more effective way of punishing such people → tiene que haber una forma más eficaz de castigar a esa clase de gente, digo or creo yo
surely it is better to steal than to starve → mejor será robar que pasar hambre, digo or creo yo
it is surely no coincidence that → digo or creo yo que no es una coincidencia que ...

1.3. (expressing surprise) surely you are not suggesting she did it on purpose? → no estarás insinuando que lo hizo a propósito ¿verdad?
surely it's obvious? → pero si es obvio, ¿no?
surely the logical thing would have been to change banks? → lo más lógico habría sido cambiar de banco, ¿no?
you surely don't think it was me! → ¡no pensarás que fui yo!
surely not → no puede ser
surely to God
surely to goodness surely to God that's what everyone wants → está claro que es eso lo que quiere todo el mundo ¿no?
surely to goodness that itself is reason enough to call the police → seguro que eso en sí mismo es motivo suficiente para llamar a la policía, ¿no?

2. (= undoubtedly) → sin duda
she was surely one of the greatest sopranos of all time → sin duda fue una de las sopranos más destacadas de todos los tiempos
justice will surely prevail → sin duda la justicia prevalecerá
he is an artist, just as surely as Rembrandt → es pintor, tan seguro como que lo era Rembrandt
his time will surely come → no cabe duda de que le llegará su momento

3. (US) (= of course) → por supuesto, ¡cómo no! (LAm)
"will you excuse me just a second?" - "surely" → -¿me permite un momento? -¡por supuesto! or (LAm) -¡cómo no!

4. (= safely, confidently) → con seguridad
he handles the issue surely but with sensitivity → maneja el asunto con seguridad y sensibilidad a la vez
slowly but surely → lento pero seguro

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surely

[ˈʃʊə^rli] adv

(expressing surprise)
Surely you don't mean that! → Vous ne parlez pas sérieusement!
Surely you've been to London? → Tu as bien dû aller à Londres, non?
The shops are closed on Christmas Day, surely? → J'imagine que les magasins sont fermés le jour de Noël, non?

(= certainly) → sûrement
He knew he would surely die → Il savait qu'il mourrait sûrement.
slowly but surely → lentement mais sûrement

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surely

adv

→ bestimmt, sicher; surely you don’t mean it? → das meinen Sie doch bestimmt or sicher nicht (so)?; surely he’s come(, hasn’t he?) → er ist doch bestimmt gekommen(, oder?); surely he hasn’t come(, has he)? → er ist doch bestimmt or sicher nicht gekommen(, oder?); surely not! → das kann doch nicht stimmen!; surely someone must know the answer → irgendjemand muss doch die Antwort wissen; there must surely be something we can do → irgendetwas müssen wir doch (sicher) tun können; I can’t — oh, surely you can → ich kann (es) nicht — aber sicher kannst du das!; but surely you can’t expect us to believe that → Sie können doch wohl nicht erwarten, dass wir das glauben!; surely if a equals b, then c must … → also, wenn a gleich b ist, dann muss c doch sicherlich …; surely to God or goodness (inf) → sicherlich

(esp US: = gladly) → gern, mit Vergnügen

(= inevitably, with certainty) → zweifellos

(= undoubtedly) he is an artist, just as surely as Rembrandt was → er ist ein Künstler, genauso wie Rembrandt einer war

(= confidently) → mit sicherer Hand; slowly but surely → langsam aber sicher

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surely

[ˈʃʊəlɪ] adv (certainly) → certamente, sicuramente
surely we've met before? → ma non ci siamo già incontrati?
surely you don't mean that! → non parlerai sul serio!
surely not! → ma non è possibile!

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sure

(ʃuə) adjective

1. (negative unsure) having no doubt; certain. I'm sure that I gave him the book; I'm not sure where she lives / what her address is; `There's a bus at two o'clock.' `Are you quite sure?'; I thought the idea was good, but now I'm not so sure; I'll help you – you can be sure of that! seker, verseker مُتأكِّد убеден certo jistý sicher sikker på; sikker σίγουροςseguro; convencido kindel خاطرجمع varma sûrבטוח निस्संशय, गतसंदेह izvjestan, siguran biztos pasti viss, öruggur sicuro 確信する 확신하는 tikras, įsitikinęs pārliecināts; drošs pasti zekersikker, visspewny خاطر جمع certo sigur уверенный istý prepričan siguran säker, förvissad แน่นอน emin, şüphesi olmayan 肯定的 вірний, безпомилковий یقینی، بلا شبہ chắc chắn, có thể tin được 肯定的

2. unlikely to fail (to do or get something). He's sure to win; You're sure of a good dinner if you stay at that hotel. vir seker, seker مُأَكَّد، أكيد уверен certo jistý gewiß sikker på βέβαιος, σίγουροςseguro; convencido kahtlemata مطمئن varma sûrבטוח आश्वस्त, विश्वस्त siguran, pouzdan biztos yakin viss, öruggur sicuro 確実で (~할 것이) 확실한 tikras pārliecināts; noteikts pasti zeker sikker/viss på pewien مطمین certo sigur уверенный, убеждённый istý gotov siguran säker มั่นใจ kuşkusuz, yapacağı muhakkak 有把握的 безперечний, певний یقین کامل chắc, chắc chắn 有把握的

3. reliable or trustworthy. a sure way to cure hiccups; a safe, sure method; a sure aim with a rifle. betroubaar مَوثوق، مَضْمون сигурен seguro spolehlivý sicher sikker αξιόπιστος, σίγουροςseguro; fiable usaldatav قابل اعتماد varma sûrודאי निरापद pouzdan biztos pasti áreiðanlegur, traustur, öruggur sicuro 信頼できる 믿을 만한 patikimas, neabejotinas drošs; pārliecinošs boleh dipercayai betrouwbaarsikker, som ikke kan slå feil niezawodny د اعتماد وړ seguro sigur верный; надёжный spoľahlivý zanesljiv siguran säker ที่ไว้ใจได้ güvenilir, sağlam 可靠的 надійний قابل اعتماد đáng tin cậy 可靠的

adverb

(especially American) certainly; of course. Sure I'll help you!; `Would you like to come?' `Sure!' natuurlik بالتأكيد естествено claro ovšem, jistě sicher selvfølgelig(t)! και βέβαια! claro, por supuesto muidugi, jah قطعي varmasti bien sûr, certainementבוודאי निश्चित रूप से, निसंदेह, बेशक sigurno, svakako feltétlenül, persze tentu saja vissulega; auðvitað certo もちろん 물론 be abejo, žinoma, o kaipgi protams; noteikti sudah tentu zekerjavisst!; selvfølgelig!oczywiście, pewnie قطعی claro desigur, sigur, bineînţeles конечно samozrejme seveda svakako [ja]visst!, [själv]klart! แน่นอน tabiî, elbette 一定 звичайно, безумовно یقینی طور پر chắc chắn 一定

ˈsurely adverb

1. used in questions, exclamations etc to indicate what the speaker considers probable. Surely she's finished her work by now!; You don't believe what she said, surely? tog, sekerlik أكيد، مُحْتَمَل جِدا несъмнено de certeza určitě; přece sicherlich forhåbentlig(t) ασφαλώςseguramente, sin duda; ¿verdad? kindlasti مطمئنا varmaan sûrement; tout de mêmeבוודאי निश्चित रूप से sigurno bizonyára tentunya vissulega (það hlÿtur að vera); eða hvað? di sicuro きっと 틀림없이 tikriausiai droši vien; laikam taču tentu zekersikkert; forhåpentligvis; vel ikkechyba مطمیناُ de certeza (în mod) sigur наверняка určite, predsa gotovo sigurno säkert, säkerligen, [du tror] väl [inte på det hon sa?] แน่ใจ elbette, şüphesiz, kuşkusuz 肯定地 напевно یقین کے ساتھ rõ ràng, không nghi ngờ gì nữa 肯定地

2. without doubt, hesitation, mistake or failure. Slowly but surely we're achieving our aim. maar seker بدون شَك أو تَرَدُّد сигурно seguramente spolehlivě sicher sikkert με σταθερή απόδοση, σίγουρα, χωρίς λάθη con seguridad kahtlemata بدون شك varmasti sûrement בְּבִטחָה निस्‍संदेह nesumnjivo biztosan tanpa keraguan örugglega con sicurezza 確実に 분명히 patikimai, tvirtai droši; nekļūdīgi pasti zekeruten tvil; saktepewnie پرته له شک seguramente sigur верно spoľahlivo, isto zanesljivo sigurno säkert อย่างไม่ต้องสงสัย kuşkusuz, mutlaka 的確 безсумнівно, звичайно بلا شبہ chắc chắn, không có nghi ngờ 的确

3. (in answers) certainly; of course. `May I come with you?' `Surely!' natuurlik طَبعا، أكيد، بالتأكيد разбира се claro jistě sicher selvfølgelig(t)! και βέβαια! claro, por supuesto muidugi, loomulikult مسلما toki bien sûrבוודאי बेशक naravno hogyne, persze tentu saja auðvitað certamente もちろん 물론 žinoma protams sudah tentu zeker naturligvis!; selvfølgelig!oczywiście, z pewnością مسلماُ claro desigur конечно iste seveda svakako [ja]visst!, [själv]klart! อย่าง��น่นอน elbette, tabiî tabiî 完全可以 обов'язково, звичайно بے شک nhất định rồi, tất nhiên 完全可以

ˈsureness noun

sekerheid تأكُّد сигурност segurança jistota die Sicherheit sikkerhed βεβαιότηταcerteza kindlus اطمينان varmuus certitude; assuranceבוודאי निश्चितता, असंन्दिग्धता, विश्वसनीयता sigurnost biztosság; bizonyosság kepastian vissa sicurezza 確かさ 확실함 patikimumas, tikrumas drošums; nekļūdīgums pasti zekerheidvisshet niezawodność اطمینان segurança certitudine; siguranţă уверенность istota gotovost sigurnost säkerhet, visshet ความแน่ใจ; ความแน่นอน kesinlik 肯定 впевненість یقین، تیقن tính chắc chắn 肯定

ˌsure-ˈfooted adjective

not likely to slip or stumble. Goats are sure-footed animals. vasvoetig ثابِت القَدَم устойчив de andar seguro bezpečně našlapující sicher auf den Beinen sikker på benene σταθερός, με σίγουρο βήμα de pie firme kindla astumisega گامهاي محكم varmajalkainen au pied sûr צוֹעֵד בְּבִטחָה कदम का सच्चा, विश्वस्त koji sigurno stoji na nogama nem botló tergelincir fótviss (che ha il piede fermo) ころばない 발걸음이 미끄러지거나 흔들리지 않는 tvirtų kojų, tvirtai stovintis ant kojų drošs uz kājām melangkah dengan pasti stevig op de benen sikker på foten, stø på beina pewnie stojący na nogach, o mocnych nogach کلک ګامونه de andar seguro sta­bil, sigur pe picioare не спотыкающийся majúci pevný krok trdnih nog stabilan säker på foten ซึ่งติดแน่น dengesi sağlam olan, ayağını sıkı basan 腳步穩的 такий, що твердо стоїть на ногах ثابت قدم vững chân, không ngã được 脚步稳的

as sure as

used in various phrases that mean `without fail' or `without doubt'. As sure as fate / anything / eggs are eggs, he'll be late again. ongetwyfeld مَحْتوم، لا بُد من حُدوثِه съвсем вярно tão certo como naprosto jistě bombensicher så sikkert som χωρίς αμφιβολία seguro como que me llamo...., me apuesto lo que sea a que... surmkindlalt, kindla peale بدون شك niin totta kuin aussi sûr que בָּטוּח כְּשֶם שְׁ- ऐसा निश्चित जैसा कि sigurno, bez sumnje olyan biztos, mint 2x2 az 4 tanpa keraguan jafn víst og (com'è vero che) きっと 틀림없이, 확실히 kaip dukart du droši; kā divreiz divi ir četri tanpa keraguan zo zeker als bombesikkert, sikkert og visst bez wątpienia, jak dwa razy dwa پرته له شک tão certo como cum mă vezi şi cum te văd несомненно; как пить дать celkom iste tako gotovo kot siguran kao så säkert som ไม่ต้องสงสัย ... kadar kesin, muhakkak, su götürmez 的的確確 вірно, як بلا شبہ chắc chắn như đinh đóng cột 的的确确

be sure to

don't fail to. Be sure to switch off the television. moenie vergeet تأكَّد من، لا تَنْسَ непременно certificar-se nezapomenout nicht vergessen husk βεβαιώσου asegurarse de; no olvidarse de ära unusta يادت نرود كه muista ne pas manquer/oublier de אַל תִּשכַּח ל- इसे स्वीकार किया जाना चाहिए ne zaboraviti (učiniti što) okvetlenül jangan lupa gættu þess að ricordarsi di かならず～する 반드시 (~) 하라 nepamiršk neaizmirsti jangn lupa niet vergeten passe på å, ikke glemme å nie zapomnij, na pewno له یاده دی ولاړ نشی چی certificar-se a se asigura că не забудьте nezabudnúť ne pozabiti potruditi se se till att แน่ใจ (yap)mayı unutmamak 一定要 не забудь (зробити) دھیان رکھنا، یقینی بنانا dứt khoát làm 一定要

be/feel sure of oneself

to be confident. selfvertroue hê يكونُ واثِقا مِن نَفْسِه сигурен съм estar confiante být si sebou jist zu alt sein/werden für... være sikker på sig selv έχω αυτοπεποίθηση estar/sentirse seguro de uno mismo eneses kindel olema از خود مطمئن olla varma itsestään ne plus être (tout) jeune לִהיוֹת בָּטוּחַ आश्वस्त nastaviti put, produžiti magabiztos merasa yakin eldast, verða gamall essere/sentirsi sicuro di sé 年をとった 자신한다, 확신한다 pasikliauti savimi būt drošam/pārliecinātam par sevi yakin heel gelukkig zijn ha vondt av, synes synd på być pewnym siebie له ځان څخه مطمین ficar velho nu mai fi (prea) tânăr быть уверенным в себе byť sebou istý biti prepričan vase biti siguran u sebe vara säker på sig själv มั่นใจในตัวเอง kendine güveni olmak 自信 бути впевненим پُر اعتماد ہونا tự tin 有自信心

for sure

definitely or certainly. We don't know for sure that he's dead. vir seker بالتّأكيد със сигурност ao certo s jistotou ganz sicher med sikkerhed με βεβαιότητα seguro, con certeza kindlalt حتما varmasti avec certitude בטח निश्चित रूप से sigurno, svakako biztosan dengan pasti vissulega; fyrir víst di sicuro 確実に 분명히, 확실히 iš tiesų noteikti dengna pasti zekersikkertna pewno حتماُ ao certo cu certitudine точно; наверняка s istotou zagotovo sigurno säkert อย่างแน่นอน kesin olarak, kesinlikle 確實 напевно, точно یقینی طور پر chắc chắn 确实

make sure

to act so that, or check that, something is certain or sure. Arrive early at the cinema to make sure of (getting) a seat!; I think he's coming today but I'll telephone to make sure (of that / that he is). maak seker يتأكَّد من، يَتَحَقَّق مِن уверявам се (че) ter a certeza zajistit si; ujistit se um sicher zu gehen være sikker på; sikre sig επιβεβαιώνω, σιγουρεύωasegurar (millegi eest) hoolt kandma, üle kontrollima اطمينان حاصل كردن varmistaa s'assurer לִבדוֹק निश्चय कर लेना pobrinuti se, uvjeriti se megbizonyosodik vmiről memastikan ganga úr skugga um assicurarsi 確かめる 반드시 (~) 하다 pasitikrinti, įsitikinti nodrošināties; pārliecināties sila pastikan ervoor zorgense etter; være sikker på, forsikre seg om sprawdzić, upewnić się اطمینان لاسته راوړل ter a certeza a se asigura (de) убедиться; удостовериться byť si istý zagotoviti si; prepričati se postarati se försäkra sig om แน่ใจ ...-den emin olmak 使確定 переконатися, забезпечити مزید یقین دہانی کے لیے chắc chắn, nắm chắc 使确定

sure enough

in fact, as was expected. I thought she'd be angry, and sure enough she was. soos verwag في الحَقيقَه، كالمُتَوَقَّع، بِدون شَك действително realmente opravdu tatsächlich ganske rigtigt; som forventet πράγματιefectivamente; de hecho tõepoolest, jumala eest دقيقا همانطور كه انتظار مي رفت totta tosiaan effectivement כַּצָפוּי निसंदेह sigurno, dakako egészen biztosan memang eins og við mátti búast infatti はたして 아니나 다를까 iš tikrųjų patiešām; kā sagaidāms seperti yang dijangkakan inderdaadganske riktigoczywiście دقیقاُ هماغسی چی انتظار کیدلو realmente într-adevăr деиствительно; конечно naozaj dejansko svakako mycket riktigt จริง; แท้ gerçekten de 果然 справді, звичайно دراصل không còn nghi ngờ gì nữa 果然

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