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suppose do be there in five minutes.’
2
It’s a very unusual coat and so I suppose you will not have any trouble finding it.
It’s a very unusual coat and so I don’t suppose you will have any trouble finding
it.
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surely
1
It was an absolutely terrible flight. The next time I go to Rio , I will surely go by
train.
It was an absolutely terrible flight. The next time I go to Rio, I will definitely go by
train.
Surely
is used to express a strong belief in the truth or likelihood of what you are saying, and often
to encourage the listener to express agreement: ‘Surely they should have arrived by now!’ ‘A
twenty-dollar parking fine! Surely someone’s made a mistake!’ ‘You don’t need to wear a coat in
this weather, surely?’
Definitely
expresses a sense of complete certainty about something: ‘She said she’d definitely be
back by dinner time.’ ‘This is definitely the best film she’s ever made.’
2
On the first day we’ll just stay at the hotel and rest because the journey will be
surely tiring.
On the first day we’ll just stay at the hotel and rest because the journey is bound
to be tiring.
If you feel sure that something is going to happen, you say that it
is bound/sure
to happen: ‘At the
interview they’re bound to ask you about your last job.’ ‘Once drivers get impatient, accidents are
sure to happen.
3
He said he felt worried because of all the recent air disasters. Surely I became
worried too.
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