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Definitely has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Adverb

Definitions
Adverb
1

without question and beyond doubt

"it was decidedly too expensive"

"she told him off in spades"

"by all odds they should win"

2

Without question and beyond doubt.

"After reviewing all the evidence, I am definitely certain that she is the culprit."

In plain English: Definitely means something is absolutely true or will certainly happen without any doubt.

"I definitely want to go to the party tonight."

Usage: Use definitely to express absolute certainty or confirmation that something is true or will happen. It functions as an intensifier to remove any ambiguity from your statement.

Example Sentences
"I definitely want to go to the party tonight." adv
"I will definitely be there for the meeting tomorrow." adv
"She is definitely not interested in going out tonight." adv
"We can definitely finish the project by Friday if we start now." adv
Related Terms

Origin

Definitely comes from combining the word definite with the suffix -ly to form an adverb. It entered English by adding a standard grammatical ending to describe something that is done without doubt.

Rhyming Words
ely sely eely rely apely weely beely feely keely neely seely eyely rudely rifely sagely fakely dreely tidely sanely widely
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