surely

(shʊr'lē)
adv.

1. With confidence; unhesitatingly.
2. Undoubtedly; certainly: You surely can't be serious.
3. Without fail: Slowly but surely spring returns.

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Definition: without doubt
Antonyms: doubtfully, questionably, uncertain

IN BRIEF: adv. - Definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely').

Be careful what you set your heart upon, for it will surely be yours. — James Baldwin

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Common misspelling(s) of surely

• surley

Dansk (Danish)
adv. - sikkert, uden tvivl

idioms:

• slowly but surely    langsomt, men sikkert

Nederlands (Dutch)
stellig, zeker

Français (French)
adv. - sûrement, certainement, tout de même, quand même, sûrememt pas, bien sûr

idioms:

• slowly but surely    lentement mais sûrement

Deutsch (German)
adv. - sicher, sicherlich, natürlich

idioms:

• slowly but surely    langsam, aber sicher

Ελληνική (Greek)
adv. - ασφαλώς

idioms:

• slowly but surely    αργά αλλά σταθερά

Italiano (Italian)
certamente

idioms:

• slowly but surely    lento ma sicuro

Português (Portuguese)
adv. - claro

idioms:

• slowly but surely    devagar e sempre

Русский (Russian)
конечно, непременно, несомненно, надежно

idioms:

• slowly but surely    медленно, но верно

Español (Spanish)
adv. - seguramente, sin duda

idioms:

• slowly but surely    despacio pero seguro

Svenska (Swedish)
adv. - säkert, helt visst, sannerligen, verkligen, väl, nog, visst!

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
的确地, 安全地

idioms:

• slowly but surely    缓慢而稳定

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 的確地, 安全地

idioms:

• slowly but surely    緩慢而穩定

한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 확실히, 꼭, 결코

日本語 (Japanese)
adv. - きっと, 確かに, 確実に, 着実に, まさか, もちろん, いいですとも

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ظرف) بثبات , بثقه , بدون شك‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮ללא ספק, בוודאי, בהחלט, כמובן, בבטחה, בביטחון‬

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