absolutely

  • 11absolutely — ab|so|lute|ly W3S1 [ˈæbsəlu:tli, ˌæbsəˈlu:tli] adv 1.) completely and in every way ▪ He made his reasons for resigning absolutely clear. ▪ Are you absolutely sure? ▪ This cake is absolutely delicious. 2.) used to emphasize something ▪ The… …

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  • 12absolutely — [[t]æ̱bsəlu͟ːtli[/t]] ♦♦ 1) ADV: usu ADV adj/adv, also ADV with v (emphasis) Absolutely means totally and completely. Jill is absolutely right... I absolutely refuse to get married... There is absolutely no difference! 2) ADV: ADV as reply… …

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  • 13absolutely — ab|so|lute|ly adverb *** 1. ) [ æbsElutli ] completely: used for emphasis: Are you absolutely certain you saw him? The food was absolutely fantastic. They have absolutely no idea how this happened. 2. ) [ ,æbsE lutli ] SPOKEN used for showing… …

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  • 14absolutely */ — [ˌæbsəˈluːtli] , [ˈæbsəluːtli] adv 1) completely Are you absolutely certain you saw him?[/ex] The food was absolutely fantastic.[/ex] They have absolutely no idea how this happened.[/ex] 2) spoken used for emphasizing that you agree or mean ‘yes… …

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  • 15absolutely — adv. 1 completely, utterly, perfectly (absolutely marvellous; he absolutely denies it). 2 independently; in an absolute sense (God exists absolutely). 3 (foll. by neg.) (no or none) at all (absolutely no chance of winning; absolutely nowhere). 4… …

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  • 16absolutely */*/*/ — adverb 1) UK [ˈæbsəluːtlɪ] / US [ˈæbsəlutlɪ] completely: used for emphasis Are you absolutely certain you saw him? The food was absolutely fantastic. They have absolutely no idea how this happened. 2) spoken UK [ˌæbsəˈluːtlɪ] / US [ˌæbsəˈlutlɪ]… …

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  • 17absolutely — adverb Date: 14th century 1. in an absolute manner or condition often used as an intensive < absolutely brilliant > 2. with respect to absolute values < an absolutely convergent series > …

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  • 18absolutely — /ab seuh looht lee, ab seuh looht /, adv. 1. without exception; completely; wholly; entirely: You are absolutely right. 2. positively; certainly. 3. (of a transitive verb) without an object. interj. 4. (used emphatically to express complete&#8230; …

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  • 19absolutely — This word means positively or definitely. All three words are overused to mean quite, or very, or even yes : She was absolutely lovely; he was positively godlike; it was definitely the wedding of the year; did you attend it? can be gushily&#8230; …

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  • 20absolutely — adv. Absolutely is used with these adjectives: ↑abhorrent, ↑absurd, ↑amazed, ↑amazing, ↑appalling, ↑astonished, ↑astonishing, ↑awful, ↑beautiful, ↑binding, ↑bonkers, ↑ …

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