"surely" meaning in English

See surely in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /ˈʃʊəli/ [UK], /ˈʃʊrli/ [US] Audio: en-us-surely.ogg [US]
Etymology: sure + -ly Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|sure|ly}} sure + -ly
  1. You use surely to suggest that you strongly hope or believe that what you say is correct.
    Sense id: simple-surely-en-adv-fNrVpOrm
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ly
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