/aβsolutaˈmente/
Translation
absolutely
Word origin
From the adjective absoluto plus the adverbial suffix -mente, ultimately from Latin absolutus ('loosened, complete'), past participle of absolvere ('to set free'). The same root gives English absolute and absolve.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- absolutus
- English cognates
- absolute, absolve
Examples
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I am absolutely sure of what I am saying.
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Absolutely no one knew the truth.
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The party was absolutely fantastic.
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That is absolutely impossible to believe now.
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Absolutely everyone stood up at the end.
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I am absolutely sure that he will come tomorrow.
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