surely
/ˈʃʊrli/
adverb
- Used to express that something is certain or very likely to happen or be true.
- If we leave now, we will surely arrive before dark.
- Surely you don't believe everything you read online.
- The team will surely win if they keep playing this well.
- Used to emphasize a statement or opinion, often to express surprise or disbelief.
- Surely you remember meeting her at the party last week?
- You've finished your homework already? Surely not!
- Surely there must be a better way to solve this problem.
- Without doubt; certainly (used to confirm or agree).
- She will surely help us if we ask politely.
- The answer is surely yes — there's no other option.
- "Can I borrow your pen?" "Surely, here you go."
- In a way that is steady, reliable, or without risk of falling or failing.
- The company is growing surely, one step at a time.
- The hiker moved slowly but surely up the steep trail.
- He drove surely through the winding mountain roads.
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