English English Dictionary
- undoubtedly in English:
1. DOUBT
There's no doubt.
I sometimes wish I could live a quiet retired sort of life but I doubt I could stand it for more than a few days.
Though grammatically there is nothing wrong with this sentence, I doubt if anyone would actually ever use it.
For example, China's public transport is without a doubt better than the UK's, but the UK's public welfare may be better than China's.
It is more difficult to defend oneself than to defend someone else. Those who doubt it may look at lawyers.
Man, I just saw it on the news! Damn, you're making me doubt my own eyes!
Without doubt, what people worship first is what they see most often; for example, the animals that had the closest connection to people's lives, like the horse, the cow, the sheep, the rooster, the dog and so on.
I doubt if a single individual could be found from the whole of mankind free from some form of insanity. The only difference is one of degree.
The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.
Where a painting's general sense seems clear, moreover, the exact decoding of its content remains in doubt.
It is not as a child that I believe and confess Jesus Christ. My hosanna is born of a furnace of doubt.
He has a great storehouse of knowledge about historical details but I seriously doubt that's of any use in life.
2. without a doubt
This is without a doubt the best washing machine on the market.
without a doubt
3. used for saying that something is definitely true
4. definitely
Definitely!
I know it's not true, but it definitely seems like the sun revolves around the Earth.
The position of women, over the years, has definitely changed for the better.
This is definitely, 'The good you do for others is good you do yourself'! It's a reward because I was helpful!
There is definitely a way to quit the world and live like an hermit in the mountains, being self-sufficient and without contact with anybody while not dying like a dog.
Look how tipsy she's gotten with just one drink. She definitely can't hold her liquor.
If you have no way to buy food, clothing, accommodation and other such daily necessities, you definitely won't be able to have peace of mind.
Okay, okay, said the doctor. "I'll definitely take a look at her."
He's definitely the right guy for the job. Let him fiddle with a computer and he perks right up.
I can't walk, but I can definitely hobble.
We definitely want to go abroad this summer. Ideally somewhere hot.
‘Was it what you expected?’ ‘Yes, definitely.’ Some old people want help; others most definitely do not.
If you compare the two photos, you can see he is definitely thinner in the earlier one.
"Do you want to come?" "Yes, definitely."
If it doesn't get better after two weeks, you definitely must get a medical exam.
5. decidedly
The world's greatest singers and most of its famous musicians have been fat or at least decidedly plump.
She was decidedly mean to her daughter.
In other words, the answer is most decidedly "no".
His style is decidedly more elegant.
These disreputable behaviours – the likes of the fart, hiccup, itch and yawn – are familiar to us all, yet they are also decidedly curious
It was decidedly different in style from his standard, off-the-cuff campaign speeches.
That exam was decidedly more difficult than the last one. This car is decidedly better than the previous one. (Ten samochód jest zdecydowanie lepszy od poprzedniego.)
He acted so decidedly that nobady suspected any future problems.
An agreement is looking decidedly difficult according to the newspapers.
Christi's mysteries are most decidedly interesting.
English word "undoubtedly"(decidedly) occurs in sets:
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The English language is undoubtedly the easiest and at the same time the most efficient means of international communication.
They are undoubtedly masters of marketing and spare no costs on publicity.
They are undoubtedly guilty
It is undoubtedly one of the best movies of the year
I know her well and she will undoubtedly call you another time just to check on you.
Haruyo is undoubtedly under stress during this entrance-examination season.
That's an unusual thing, undoubtedly.
Bingley likes your sister undoubtedly; but he may never do more than like her, if she does not help him on.
7. certainly
Certainly.
Certainly she wouldn't have dreamt that I would get up promptly without grumbling.
Translation is like a woman. If it is beautiful, it is not faithful. If it is faithful, it is most certainly not beautiful.
For, in reason, all government without the consent of the governed is the very definition of slavery: but in fact, eleven men well armed will certainly subdue one single man in his shirt.
There's no telling what kind of trouble this proposal might stir up. The result is certainly going to be something to see.
I have often observed how little young ladies are interested by books of a serious stamp, though written solely for their benefit. It amazes me, I confess; for, certainly, there can be nothing so advantageous to them as instruction.
If you say "I was tricked," well that's certainly so but there's no mistaking that you were the one who signed up on a "sweet deal".
Certainly if someone is _that_ beautiful you'd draw back from approaching her. "Thought you'd agree."
In fact, there is a joke about passport photos: If you really look like the picture in your passport, you certainly need a vacation!
We've got taller so they don't fit. "Right, it's certainly not that we've got fat!" "The useful phrase 'grown up' is our trump card."
I had a nagging feeling that the atmosphere resembled somebody and, now that you mention it, yes, you're right. Certainly ZZ TOP had this kind of feel.
If there are genuine differences between these two cultures, I think that the largest are certainly in what you think about foreigners studying your native language.
Certainly there are inequalities in level of education even within a generation, but there have been no visible inequities between machines and materials in recent years.
The Koran, far from being inimitable, is a literary work of inferior quality, as it is neither clear, nor understandable, nor does it possess any practical value and is certainly not a revealed book.
The act known as terrorism, that rips away from us in an instant our peaceful days of happiness, is certainly worthy of being called an enemy to all mankind.
8. used to emphasise your opinion or emphasise that something is definitely true
English word "undoubtedly"(used to emphasise your opinion or emphasise that something is definitely true) occurs in sets:
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