English-Thai Dictionary

certainly

ADV อย่างแน่นอน  อย่าง แน่ใจ  อย่าง ไม่มี ข้อสงสัย  absolutely definitely surely yang-nae-non

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CERTAINLY

adv. 1. Without doubt or question; in truth and fact.
Certainly this was a righteous man. Luke 23:47.
2. Without failure.
He said, I will certainly return to thee. Genesis 18:1 .

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CERTAINLY

CERTAINLY Cer "tain *ly, adv.

 

Defn: Without doubt or question; unquestionably.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

certainly

cer tain ly |ˈsərtnlē ˈsərtnli | ▶adverb [ sentence adverb ] undoubtedly; definitely; surely: the prestigious address certainly adds to the firm's appeal | it certainly isn't worth risking your life. • (in answer to a question or command ) yes; by all means: “A good idea, ” she agreed. “Certainly! ”

 

Oxford Dictionary

certainly

cer |tain ¦ly |ˈsəːt (ə )nli, -tɪn -| ▶adverb [ sentence adverb ] used to emphasize the speaker's belief that what is said is true: the prestigious address certainly adds to the firm's appeal. • used to indicate that a statement is made as a concession or contrasted with another: our current revenues are certainly lower than anticipated. • used to express complete agreement with something that has just been said.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

certainly

certainly adverb this is certainly a forgery: unquestionably, surely, assuredly, definitely, beyond /without question, without doubt, indubitably, undeniably, irrefutably, indisputably; obviously, patently, evidently, plainly, clearly, unmistakably, undisputedly, undoubtedly; informal sure as shootin', for sure. ANTONYMS possibly. ▶exclamation “May I have one? ” “Certainly. ”: yes, definitely, absolutely, sure, by all means, indeed, of course, naturally; affirmative; informal OK, okay.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

certainly

certainly adverb 1 this is certainly a late work: unquestionably, surely, assuredly, definitely, beyond question, without question, beyond doubt, unequivocally, indubitably, undeniably, irrefutably, indisputably, incontrovertibly, incontestably, obviously, patently, manifestly, evidently, plainly, clearly, transparently, palpably, unmistakably, conclusively, undisputedly, undoubtedly; there are no two ways about it; informal as sure as eggs is eggs. ANTONYMS possibly. 2 our revenues are certainly lower than anticipated: admittedly, beyond question, without question, definitely, undoubtedly, without a doubt. ▶exclamation ‘And now, shall we clean the diamonds?’ ‘Certainly. ’: yes, definitely, absolutely, sure, by all means, quite, indeed, of course, positively, naturally, without doubt, without question, unquestionably; affirmative; Brit. dated rather. ANTONYMS no; possibly.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

certainly

cer tain ly /sə́ː r t (ə )nli /→certain 副詞 more ～; most ～1 a. 〖文修飾 〗確かに , きっと , 疑いなく (undoubtedly )(→surely 類義 ); 〖強調して 〗本当に, まったく (!自分の主張を強調する場合と, 自分の主張と対立する意見を譲歩として述べる場合がある; →actually 読解のポイント ) ▸ He will certainly succeed .彼は確かに成功するでしょう (≒It is certain that he will succeed. )▸ Certainly there are some faults .確かにいくつか欠点はある ▸ Bob is almost certainly right .ボブはほぼ間違いなく正しい (→perhaps 語法 (3 ))▸ I (most ) certainly wasn't a good student .私は本当に良い生徒ではなかった (!否定語の前で用いることに注意 ) b. 〖～ …, (but …)〗なるほど …だが (…だ )▸ She's certainly a hard worker, but I don't like to work with her .彼女は確かによく働くが, 一緒に働きたくはない ｟作文のポイント ｠私の記憶が確かなら × if I remember certainly ○ if I remember correctly 2 ｟話 ｠〖質問 依頼などの返答として 〗もちろん ; いいですとも , 承知しました (!｟くだけて ｠ではSure .) .コミュニケーション A: Can I take a day off today? 今日は休んでもよろしいでしょうか .B: Certainly .[You certainly can. ] いいですよ .X: Do you smoke? タバコは吸いますか .Y: Certainly not . とんでもない .❢強い否定の表現 .A: A bottle of wine, please . ワインを1本お願いします .B: Certainly , sir . かしこまりました .