Certainly — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely')

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈaʊbaɪndz/

🇬🇧British English

/tʃˈʌfiɪst/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tʃˈʌfiɪst/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈaʊbaɪndz/.

Examples

the results are surely encouraging
she certainly is a hard worker
it's going to be a good day for sure

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

surely for sure sure sure enough sure as shooting for certain

Parts of Speech

adverb

definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely')

“the results are surely encouraging”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

sicherlich

definitiv oder positiv („sicher“ wird manchmal informell für „sicher“ verwendet)

🇫🇷French

certainement

définitivement ou positivement (« sûr » est parfois utilisé de manière informelle pour « sûrement »)

🇪🇸Spanish

ciertamente

Definitivamente o positivamente (a veces "seguro" se usa informalmente para "seguramente")

🇮🇹Italian

certamente

sicuramente o positivamente ("sure" è talvolta usato in modo informale per "sicuramente")

🇳🇱Dutch

zeker

definitief of positief (‘zeker’ wordt soms informeel gebruikt voor ‘zeker’)

🇵🇹Portuguese

certamente

definitivamente ou positivamente ('certeza' às vezes é usado informalmente para 'certamente')

🇷🇺Russian

конечно

определенно или положительно («конечно» иногда неофициально используется для обозначения «наверняка»)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

निश्चित रूप से

निश्चित रूप से या सकारात्मक रूप से ('सुनिश्चित' का प्रयोग कभी-कभी अनौपचारिक रूप से 'निश्चित रूप से' के लिए किया जाता है)

🇧🇩Bengali

অবশ্যই

নিশ্চিতভাবে বা ইতিবাচকভাবে (`নিশ্চিত' কখনও কখনও অনানুষ্ঠানিকভাবে 'অবশ্যই' এর জন্য ব্যবহৃত হয়)

🇮🇳Tamil

நிச்சயமாக

நிச்சயமாக அல்லது நேர்மறையாக (`நிச்சயம்' என்பது சில நேரங்களில் முறைசாரா முறையில் `நிச்சயம்' என்பதற்குப் பயன்படுத்தப்படுகிறது)

🇮🇳Telugu

ఖచ్చితంగా

ఖచ్చితంగా లేదా సానుకూలంగా (`ఖచ్చితంగా' కొన్నిసార్లు అనధికారికంగా `ఖచ్చితంగా' కోసం ఉపయోగించబడుతుంది)

🇮🇳Marathi

नक्कीच

निश्चितपणे किंवा सकारात्मक (`खात्रीने' कधी कधी अनौपचारिकपणे `नक्की' साठी वापरले जाते)

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચોક્કસપણે

ચોક્કસ અથવા સકારાત્મક રીતે ('ચોક્કસ' ક્યારેક 'ચોક્કસ' માટે અનૌપચારિક રીતે વપરાય છે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಖಂಡಿತವಾಗಿಯೂ

ಖಚಿತವಾಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ಧನಾತ್ಮಕವಾಗಿ (`ಖಚಿತವಾಗಿ' ಕೆಲವೊಮ್ಮೆ ಅನೌಪಚಾರಿಕವಾಗಿ `ಖಂಡಿತವಾಗಿ' ಬಳಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

തീർച്ചയായും

തീർച്ചയായും അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പോസിറ്റീവായി (`തീർച്ചയായും' ചിലപ്പോൾ അനൗപചാരികമായി `തീർച്ചയായും' ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്നു)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਯਕੀਨਨ

ਯਕੀਨੀ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਜਾਂ ਸਕਾਰਾਤਮਕ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ('ਯਕੀਨਨ' ਕਈ ਵਾਰ 'ਯਕੀਨਨ' ਲਈ ਗੈਰ ਰਸਮੀ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ)

🇵🇰Urdu

یقینی طور پر

یقینی طور پر یا مثبت طور پر ('یقین' کبھی کبھی غیر رسمی طور پر 'ضرور' کے لیے استعمال ہوتا ہے)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

当然

肯定地或积极地（“肯定”有时非正式地用于“肯定”）

🇯🇵Japanese

確かに

間違いなく、または積極的に（「確かに」は非公式に「確かに」の意味で使われることもあります）

🇰🇷Korean

틀림없이

확실하게 또는 긍정적으로

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chắc chắn

chắc chắn hoặc tích cực (`chắc chắn' đôi khi được sử dụng một cách không chính thức cho `chắc chắn')

🇹🇭Thai

แน่นอน

แน่นอนหรือเชิงบวก (`แน่นอน' บางครั้งใช้อย่างไม่เป็นทางการสำหรับ 'แน่นอน')

🇮🇩Indonesian

tentu

pasti atau positif (`pasti' terkadang digunakan secara informal untuk `pasti')

🇵🇭Filipino

tiyak

tiyak o positibo (ang `sigurado' ay ginagamit minsan nang impormal para sa `tiyak')

🇲🇾Malay

sudah tentu

pasti atau positif (`pasti' kadangkala digunakan secara tidak rasmi untuk `pasti')

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بالتأكيد

بالتأكيد أو بشكل إيجابي (تُستخدم كلمة "بالتأكيد" أحيانًا بشكل غير رسمي لكلمة "بالتأكيد")

🇮🇷Persian

قطعا

به طور قطعی یا مثبت (مطمئناً گاهی اوقات به طور غیر رسمی برای «حتما» استفاده می شود)

🇹🇷Turkish

kesinlikle

kesinlikle veya olumlu ('kesinlikle' bazen resmi olmayan bir şekilde 'kesinlikle' için kullanılır)

🇮🇱Hebrew

בְּהֶחלֵט

בהחלט או חיובי (לפעמים משתמשים ב'בטח' באופן לא פורמלי עבור 'בטוח')

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'certainly'?

The primary meaning of 'certainly' is 'definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely')'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'certainly' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'certainly' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'certainly' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'certainly' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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