/ˈdɛf(ɪ)nətli/
Translation
For sure, with no doubt at all.
Word origin
From Latin definire, meaning to set the limits of something.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- definire
- English cognates
- define
Examples
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The speaker is sure about it.
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"Definitely" shows there is no doubt.
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With "not", it makes the no much stronger.
Used in
Grammar articles
(4)For, since, already, yet and still in English: which word, and where it goes in the sentence
Reporting verbs in English: admit, deny, suggest, promise, and the pattern welded to each one
Verb patterns with objects in English: want somebody to do, make somebody do, and see somebody doing
Word formation in English: how suffixes build word families and give away the part of speech
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