Absolutely

English

Etymology

absolute +‎ -ly

Pronunciation

• IPA: /æb.sʊˈlʊut.lɪi/; SAMPA: /@b.sU"lu:t.li:/ (UK)

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Adverb

Absolutely (not comparable)

Positive Absolutely

Comparative not comparable

Superlative none (absolute)

1. In an absolute, independent, or unconditional manner.
2. With absolution.
3. (degree) Utterly, positively, wholly.

Translations

in an absolute manner

Armenian: անպայման hy(hy) (anpayman) Catalan: absolutament ca(ca) Chinese: Mandarin: 絕對地 cmn(cmn), 绝对地 cmn(cmn) (juéduìde), 完全地 cmn(cmn) (wánquánde) Czech: naprosto cs(cs) French: absolument fr(fr)

Hindi: बिलकुल hi(hi), बिल्कुल hi(hi) Japanese: 絶対に (zettai ni) Portuguese: absolutamente pt(pt) Russian: совершенно ru(ru) (sovershénno), абсолютно ru(ru) (absolyútno) Spanish: totalmente es(es)

with absolution

Interjection

Absolutely

1. Yes; certainly; expression indicating strong agreement.

Usage notes

• Some commentators, especially in England, criticise the interjectional use as having no useful meaning beyond that of yes; however, this assumes that emphasis is useless, which, pragmatically speaking, it isn’t.

Translations

yes; certainly

Armenian: իհարկե hy(hy) (iharke), աչքիս վրա hy(hy) (ačk’is vra) Chinese: Mandarin: 當然 cmn(cmn), 当然 cmn(cmn) (dāngrán) Finnish: ehdottomasti nimenomaan French: absolument fr(fr)

Hebrew: בהחלט (be'hekhlet') Italian: assolutamente it(it) Russian: конечно ru(ru) (konéčno), точно ru(ru) (tóčno), именно ru(ru) (ímenno) Swedish: absolut sv(sv), definitivt sv(sv)

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