Definitely definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

Examples of 'definitely' in a sentence. definitely ; Those songs will definitely make sense when you hear them all as one album. · 2016 ; The restaurant is ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Definitionof 'definitely'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× definitely (defɪnɪtli ) 1. adverb[ADVERBbeforeverb] Youusedefinitelytoemphasizethatsomethingisthecase,ortoemphasizethestrengthofyourintentionoropinion. [emphasis]I'mdefinitelygoingtogetintouchwiththesepeople. Somethingshoulddefinitelybedoneaboutthat. 'Ithinktheearlieronesarealotbetter.'—'Mm,definitely.' Synonyms:certainly,clearly,obviously,surely MoreSynonymsofdefinitely 2. adverb[ADVERBbeforeverb] Ifsomethinghasbeendefinitelydecided,thedecisionwillnotbechanged. Hetoldthemthatnovenuehadyetbeendefinitelydecided. COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof definitely Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'definitely' LanguageLover'sBlog Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'myrrh' HindiTranslationof'definitely' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency definitelyinBritishEnglish (ˈdɛfɪnɪtlɪ ) adverb1. inadefinitemanner 2. (sentencemodifier) certainly hesaidhewascoming,definitely sentencesubstitute3. unquestionably:usedtoconfirmanassumptionbyaquestioner CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers WordFrequency definitelyinAmericanEnglish (ˈdefənɪtli) adverb1. inadefinitemanner;unambiguously 2. unequivocally;positively interjection3. (usedtoexpresscompleteagreementorstrongaffirmation) Areyoustartingyourdiettomorrow?Definitely! Mostmaterial©2005,1997,1991byPenguinRandomHouseLLC.Modifiedentries©2019 byPenguinRandomHouseLLCandHarperCollinsPublishersLtd Wordorigin[1575–85;definite+-ly] Examplesof'definitely'inasentence definitely Theseexampleshavebeenautomaticallyselectedandmaycontainsensitivecontent.Readmore… Thosesongswilldefinitelymakesensewhenyouhearthemallasonealbum.TheSun(2016)Therestaurantisdefinitelytryingtogetyoutogoforthischoice.TheSun(2016)Thisissomethingthatdefinitelycannothappenfrommyside.Times,SundayTimes(2017)Theywerereallyinspiringpeopleandthatdefinitelyhelpedmetofinallywinagoldmedal.TheSun(2015)Therearedefinitelypeoplemoresusceptibletodiseaseandsoitcouldbeacombinationofthings.TheSun(2016)Therewasdefinitelysomethinginthereaboutlovinghim.Times,SundayTimes(2010)Lookslikethefurisdefinitelygoingtofly.TheSun(2008)Wefeelit'sdefinitelyworththecost.ChristianityToday(2000) Trendsof definitely Viewusagefor: AllYears Last10years Last50years Last100years Last300years Inotherlanguages definitely BritishEnglish:definitely /ˈdɛfɪnɪtlɪ/ADVERBYouusedefinitelytoemphasizethatsomethingisthecaseandwillnotchange.Idefinitelyagreewithyou.AmericanEnglish:definitely /ˈdɛfɪnɪtli/Arabic:بالتَّأْكِيد BrazilianPortuguese:definitivamente Chinese:肯定地 Croatian:definitivno Czech:rozhodně Danish:bestemt Dutch:absoluut stelligEuropeanSpanish:indudablemente Finnish:ehdottomasti French:assurément German:zweifellos Greek:οριστικά Italian:definitivamente Japanese:明確に Korean:명확히 Norwegian:absolutt Polish:zdecydowanie EuropeanPortuguese:definitivamente Romanian:categoricRussian:определенно LatinAmericanSpanish:indudablemente Swedish:definitivt Thai:อย่างแน่นอน Turkish:kesinlikle Ukrainian:напевноVietnamese:dứtkhoát Translateyourtextforfree Browsealphabetically definitely definiteshape definitesign definitespark definitely definition definitionofsuccess definitise AllENGLISHwordsthatbeginwith'D' Source DefinitionofdefinitelyfromtheCollinsEnglishDictionary ReadabouttheteamofauthorsbehindCollinsDictionaries. 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