surely

sure·ly  (shrl)

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

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.

Translations

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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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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