"certainly" meaning in English

See certainly in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /ˈsɝtn̩li/ [US], /ˈsɜːtn̩li/ [UK] Audio: en-us-certainly.ogg [US]
Etymology: certain + -ly Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|certain|ly}} certain + -ly
  1. Without doubt, bound to occur.
    Sense id: simple-certainly-en-adv-T1d64XhE
  2. (of propositions) Used to agree with something, yes.
    Sense id: simple-certainly-en-adv-tVv31H8W
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ly
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