surely

[US]/'ʃʊəlɪ/
[UK]/'ʃʊrli/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. undoubtedly, in a confident or assured manner, securely.

Phrases & Collocations

slowly but surely

Example Sentences

You surely can't be serious.

the new church began, slowly but surely, to grow.

surely some have noticed.

as surely as (=as sure as)

Slowly but surely spring returns.

And surely ye'll be your pint-stowp, And surely I'll be mine;

It should surely be possible for them to reach an agreement.

surely they wouldn't go so far as to break in?.

surely it's not possible for a man to live so long?.

to have our ideas taken seriously is surely a reasonable request.

if there is no will, then surely the house goes automatically to you.

no one knows how to move the economy quickly and surely in that direction.

this would surely trench very far on the dignity and liberty of citizens.

the country is going slowly and surely down the tubes.

surely with these you can enchain a man's heart.

Surely there is nothing in the canaille to recommend it to your aesthetic soul.

The goat leaped surely from rock to rock.

It's surely overstepping the mark to behave so rudely to your guests.

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