surely
/ˈʃɔːli//ˈʃʊɹli/
surely adverb: without fail.
Adverb
surely (comparative surelier or more surely, superlative sureliest or most surely)
- Without fail.
- slowly but surely
- Certainly, undoubtedly.
- Surely, you must be joking.
- You don’t suppose we're going to pay for you, surely?
- With confidence.
- His feet were planted surely on the ground.
- Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us[…].1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Luke 1:1
surely meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
surely in Hindi
- surely, certainly, without fail, unquestionably, undoubtedly
- यक़ीनन yaqīnan
surely in Marathi
- surely, definitely
- नक्की nakkī, जरूर jarūr
surely in Urdu
- surely, definitely
- ضرور zurūr
surely in Bengali
- surely, definitely
- অবশ্য obośśo
More languagesFewer languages
- surely in Telugu
- తప్పక tappaka
- surely in Malayalam
- പതറാതെ, നിസ്സംശയം, തീർച്ചയായും
- surely in Punjabi
- ਯਕ਼ੀਨਨ yaqīnan
- surely in Odia
- ଅବଶ୍ୟ abaśya
- surely in Sanskrit
- अह áha
- surely in Tagalog
- tiyak, sigurado, piho
- surely in Arabic
- بِالتَّأْكِيد bi-t-taʔkīd
Examples of surely in a sentence
- She’s surely got the letter by now.
- But then I had the flintlock by me for protection. ¶ There were giants in the days when that gun was made; for surely no modern mortal could have held that mass of metal steady to his shoulder.1879, R[ichard] J[efferies], chapter 1, in The Amateur Poacher, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., […], →OCLC:
- The money feels good / And your life you like it well / But surely your time will come / As in heaven, as in hell1979, Paul Simonon, “The Guns of Brixton”, performed by The Clash:
- Surely all this talk and gossip about you would never have arisen if you had confined yourself to ordinary activities, but only if your behaviour was abnormal.1993, Plato, translated by Hugh Tredennick and Harold Tarrant, “Justice and Duty (i): Socrates Speaks at his Trial: the Apology”, in The...
Synonyms of surely
Forms of surely
| comparative | surelier |
|---|---|
| comparative | more surely |
| superlative | sureliest |
| superlative | most surely |
Origin of surely
From Middle English surely; equivalent to sure + -ly.
Words formed from surely
Phrases with surely
Words that rhyme with surely
Questions about surely
- What does surely mean?
- Surely means without fail.
- What is surely in Hindi?
- Surely in Hindi is यक़ीनन (yaqīnan). See Surely meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use surely in a sentence?
- She’s surely got the letter by now.
- What part of speech is surely?
- Surely is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce surely?
- Surely is pronounced /ˈʃɔːli/.
Words near surely in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: surely (page history and authors); यक़ीनन (Hindi) (page history and authors); जरूर (Marathi) (page history and authors); ضرور (Urdu) (page history and authors); অবশ্য (Bengali) (page history and authors); surely (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਯਕ਼ੀਨਨ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); ଅବଶ୍ୟ (Odia) (page history and authors); अह (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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