surely

«surely» in Mova's school dictionary: for certain, with no doubt — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adverb (surely)

meaning for a pupil

1) Surely means for certain, with no doubt. tree →

2) Surely is often used when you think something must be true and are surprised it might not be: surely you know that! tree →

3) Slowly but surely means slowly but steadily. tree →

sense in the lessons

In maths: a story word for certainty; in reasoning problems «surely» means in every case, even the worst one: how many must you pick to surely get two of a kind. In life: «surely» shows strong belief. Phrases: slowly but surely, surely not, surely you can.

examples

• How many must you pick to surely get 2 blue? tree →
• Surely he has more than 10 coins. tree →
• The bag will surely hold 5 more apples. tree →
• Which statement is surely true? tree →
• Surely you don't want to go out in this rain! tree →
• Slowly but surely, the tortoise won the race. tree →
• If we leave now, we will surely be on time. tree →
• Surely not! Did he really eat ten pancakes? tree →
• Surely they will not overlook you." tree →

note

Adverb from «sure». In questions and exclamations it shows surprise (surely you remember?) and does not always mean «certainly». Asks for a result that holds in every case; think of the worst luck. Otherwise no clue.

In the corpora

• The Rat whispers: «Here, in this holy place, here if anywhere, surely we shall find Him!»
• Toad protests: «you wouldn't surely have Mr.
• Words like everyone, obviously and surely are clues.
• A rhetorical question is asked for effect and doesn't expect an answer, like «Surely you agree?»
• pevno means surely or of course, a strong agreement.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «surely» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.