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Certainly has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Adverb

Definitions
Adverb
1

definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely')

"the results are surely encouraging"

"she certainly is a hard worker"

"it's going to be a good day for sure"

"they are coming, for certain"

"they thought he had been killed sure enough"

"he'll win sure as shooting"

"they sure smell good"

"sure he'll come"

2

In a way which is certain; with certainty.

"She certainly knows her way around the city, having lived there for twenty years without ever getting lost."

In plain English: Certainly means something is definitely true or will definitely happen without any doubt.

"I certainly hope you have a wonderful day."

Usage: Use certainly to express strong agreement or to state that something will definitely happen without doubt. Place it before the main verb or after the subject and auxiliary verb in a sentence to emphasize your conviction.

Example Sentences
"I certainly hope you have a wonderful day." adv
"Certainly, I will arrive at the meeting on time." adv
"She certainly knows her way around a computer." adv
"That was certainly the best meal I have ever eaten." adv
Related Terms

Origin

The word certainly comes from Middle English, where it was formed by adding the suffix "-ly" to the adjective certain. It entered modern usage with the straightforward meaning of "in a certain manner," which remains its definition today.

Rhyming Words
inly only winly manly nunly wanly sonly sunly noonly lionly soonly cornly vainly dernly evenly swanly openly mainly meanly gainly
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