definitely

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def‧i‧nite‧ly S1 AC /ˈdefɪnətli, ˈdefɪnɪtli, ˈdefənətli/ adverb
[Word Family: verb: define; noun: definition; adverb: definitely ≠ indefinitely; adjective: definite ≠ indefinite]
[Word Family: adverb: definitely ≠ indefinitely; adjective: definite ≠ indefinite]
without any doubt SYN certainly:
　 ▪ ‘Do you reckon Margot will be there?’ ‘Definitely not.’
　 ▪ The hotel fitness centre is definitely worth a visit.
　 ▪ I definitely need a holiday.

adverb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
definitely/certainly recommend
▪ We would definitely recommend these books to students in fourth to sixth grade.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
VERB
get
▪ The ghost had definitely got into the machine.
▪ I definitely get the idea they want to send me home in a box.
▪ For a start, she had definitely got the impression that Miss Philimore always did her buying in person.
▪ It had never happened in just this way before, but he was definitely getting the Christmas spirit.
▪ Early spring colour My favourites have definitely got to be those which flower early in January and February.
▪ He still wishes to pursue a medical career, and has been told that he will almost definitely get into medical school.
▪ She has definitely got something to hold over old rival Adam.
▪ I think it's definitely getting stormy.
go
▪ Apart from peg 40 immediately below the Teme it was definitely going to be a feeder job.
▪ We were definitely going for the existential crime-drama thing.
▪ He would definitely go to the pub later, he decided.
▪ But it is definitely going to happen, said Parmenter.
▪ David and Jane's house was definitely gone and they were in their magnificent new barn, cynosure of the Mattole.
▪ If Mr Punsalong hit me with all that emotion, I was definitely going to die and be dead.
▪ A thaw has set in and clerk of the course Ian Renton reports racing will definitely go ahead.
▪ They can definitely go as far as 300 in next three or four months.
look
▪ He looked definitely iffy to me, but not the sort of bad lad who carries out hits.
▪ Things were definitely looking up, though there was no news from the outside world to prove it.
▪ It took a while for me to notice any difference to my skin, but two months later it definitely looked fresher.
▪ The human was definitely looking at her.
need
▪ The association continues next year - P.S. Does anyone know a good hockey coach - we definitely need one!
▪ The sources have said Johnston definitely needs surgery if he wants to play football again.
▪ I would definitely need to try to find some help from somewhere.
think
▪ And any woman wanting a baby should definitely think twice, because that really is an eternal bond.
▪ I think definitely that the environment is us.
▪ But I definitely think Mugabe will not be able to stay in office until his term expires in 2002.
▪ I think definitely there is a correlation there.
▪ And I definitely think that taking drugs is disgusting.
▪ Yes, I definitely think it's dangerous.
▪ But I definitely think you should come and meet Kathleen tomorrow.
want
▪ But I definitely want some live dates set up by the new year at the latest.
▪ I definitely want to get back in.
▪ Mr. Turner Yes, I definitely want to do that.
▪ Mackey definitely wanted Raymo in on this.
▪ You definitely want to be at full strength.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ According to the data, we can definitely say that pollution is increasing.
▪ It's definitely cold and flu season.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ And she had definitely been shaken by the arrival of that letter.
▪ It had taken 10 years for the states definitely to decide where they stood on the question of integration or association.
▪ It is most definitely a thriller, but with strong romantic undertones.
▪ It would definitely be one of three teams, Sunderland, Bristol, or Coventry.
▪ The record should reflect that the witness definitely waved directly at the camera.
▪ They haven't released much, and certainly took their time making this one, but it was definitely worth it.
▪ They will definitely relate to customer service and product quality.
▪ Yet with all his hard work and, definitely, hers, too, he seemed hardly to make a living.