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Dictionary: ver·i·ly   (vĕr'ə-lē) pronunciation
adv.
  1. In truth; in fact.
  2. With confidence; assuredly.

[Middle English verraily, from verrai, true. See very.]


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(VER-uh-lee)

adverb
In truth, indeed, truly, certainly.

Etymology
From Middle English verraily, from verrai/verray (very), from Old French verai (true), from vulgar Latin veracus, from Latin verax (truthful).

Usage
"He (Kenneth Kaunda) further said ... that he verily believes the detaining authority has no grounds or reasonable belief to detain him." — Amos Malupenga; My Safety is in Grave Danger, Says Kaunda; Post of Zambia (Lusaka); Dec 29, 1997.

"And verily did the chains fall off all manner of things which sorely needed chaining." — Verily Did the Chains Fall; The Australian (Sydney); Jun 6, 2000.


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The adverb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: (archaic) truly or confidentially

Meaning #2: in truth; beyond doubt or question


Translations: Verily
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Dansk (Danish)
adv. - sandelig

Nederlands (Dutch)
werkelijk, zeker

Français (French)
adv. - en vérité

Deutsch (German)
adv. - wahrlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adv. - αληθώς, όντως, πράγματι

Italiano (Italian)
veramente, in verità

Português (Portuguese)
adv. - em verdade (Rel.)

Русский (Russian)
поистине

Español (Spanish)
adv. - en verdad, ciertamente

Svenska (Swedish)
adv. - sannerligen

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
实在, 肯定地, 真正地

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 實在, 肯定地, 真正地

한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 진실로, 틀림 없이

日本語 (Japanese)
adv. - まことに, 確かに

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ظرف) حقا, يقينا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮אומנם, אכן‬


 
 
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