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surelyUK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈʃʊərli/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈʃʊrli, ˈʃɝ-/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(shŏŏr′lē, shûr′-)
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surely
- definitely - certainly - naturally ‘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.’ – ‘ you can get it done sooner than that?’ Their lawyers claim that they have not broken any rules, but this is not good practice. ‘definitely’ and ‘certainly’ Don't use ‘surely’ simply to give strong emphasis to a statement. Use definitely. They were 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 a student at the university but I'm not sure about her brother. ‘You like him, don’t you?' – ‘I do.’ American speakers use both surely and certainly to agree with requests and statements. ‘It is still a difficult world for women.’ – ‘Oh, .’ , 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 be postponed. If nothing is done, there will be problems. ‘naturally’ Don't use ‘surely’ to emphasize that something is what you would expect in particular circumstances. Use naturally. His sister was crying, so Sam was upset. Naturally, some of the information will be irrelevant. 'surely' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "surely" in the title: another surely no one clicked on just titled - English Only forum
as surely as she has known anything - English Only forum as surely as so many barrels of flour - English Only forum Better to hazard but a single life, surely? - English Only forum but surely as determined - English Only forum But surely the normal child in its cot goes through all the symptoms of the neurotic? - English Only forum But surely, by its very nature, everyone wrestled with this dilemma anew every time? - English Only forum Can you…? / Surely. - English Only forum Children shouldn't. [ Yes, I share your opinion. / Surely, they shouldn't. ] - English Only forum could surely be taken care of by five thousand - English Only forum distinctly vs surely vs totally - English Only forum Do you surely like...? - English Only forum full surely - English Only forum he could not have done it more surely than with that one remark - English Only forum He doesn't know anything about her and her mum surely either - English Only forum he had surely worked himself up - English Only forum I have sure/surely been wrong before - English Only forum I shall surely follow your suggestions - English Only forum "I will be surely visiting" or "I will surely be visiting" - English Only forum I wish you happiness and, surely, strong health for You and - English Only forum I would surely not recommend dogs to go there. - English Only forum I, for surely, will - English Only forum I'm sure; surely; for sure - English Only forum If it was .., it surely would have .... [type of conditional?] - English Only forum if it’s not one, it’s surely the other - English Only forum if surely in anything - English Only forum infinitive + conjugated verb - eg. Sent he surely did - English Only forum It sure is / It surely is - English Only forum it surely <holds its own> vis-à-vis some parts of economics. - English Only forum it surely was a wowser - English Only forum more...
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