Čo znamená surely v angličtine a aká je definícia surely?

V tomto najautoritatívnejšom anglickom slovníku sa môžete naučiť surely výslovnosť, gramatika a synonymá.

surely Význam & definícia

0 used to express that you are certain or almost certain about something:
- The problem surely lies in the design of the equipment.
- US formal "May I sit here?" "Surely." (= Yes, certainly.)
- Without more food and medical supplies, these people will surely not survive.
- Surely you don't expect me to believe that?
- Surely you're not going out on a night like this?
1 certainly; without any doubt:
- She is slowly but surely getting her strength back.
- Surely you’re joking!
- Surely they could have done better than that (= I believe they could have done better).

This latest injury must surely mean that her tennis career is now at an end .
He's running so well, surely he'll take the gold.
Greater international stability can surely only be to the good.
The actors are very good, but when all is considered the laurels must surely go to the director of the play.
Overeating is surely the main cause of obesity.
While it does not necessarily shatter all of our illusions, it surely remains an insurmountable obstacle for any project of self-created human happiness.
Characterizing the discourse functions of linguistic expressions is surely one of the most difficult tasks in linguistic analysis.
Surely what ultimately unites us here is an interest in past and present social processes, not abstracted entities.