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单词 verily
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Definition of verily in English:

verily

adverb ˈvɛrɪliˈvɛrəli
archaic
  • Truly; certainly.

    sentence adverb verily these men are mad
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Some may be prepared to swear to an affidavit and say they were told and verily believe that this was so.
    • Truth must you tell, he says, for truth is God, and verily, it is the only God I know.
    • I verily believe the HIAB loader lost power since the crane/arm fell down dropping the scaffolding boards.
    • This is, I verily believe it, the worst used labouring people upon the face of the earth.
    • It says, ‘I hereby declare under penalty of election falsification, that the statements above are true as I verily believe.’
    Synonyms
    definitely, certainly, unquestionably, undoubtedly, positively, without doubt, without a doubt, beyond any doubt, beyond doubt, beyond question, unmistakably, indubitably, undeniably, beyond the shadow of a doubt, surely, assuredly

Origin

Middle English: from very + -ly2, suggested by Old French verrai(e)ment.

 
 

Definition of verily in US English:

verily

adverbˈvɛrəliˈverəlē
archaic
  • Truly; certainly.

    I verily believed myself to be a free woman
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I verily believe the HIAB loader lost power since the crane/arm fell down dropping the scaffolding boards.
    • Truth must you tell, he says, for truth is God, and verily, it is the only God I know.
    • It says, ‘I hereby declare under penalty of election falsification, that the statements above are true as I verily believe.’
    • This is, I verily believe it, the worst used labouring people upon the face of the earth.
    • Some may be prepared to swear to an affidavit and say they were told and verily believe that this was so.
    Synonyms
    definitely, certainly, unquestionably, undoubtedly, positively, without doubt, without a doubt, beyond any doubt, beyond doubt, beyond question, unmistakably, indubitably, undeniably, beyond the shadow of a doubt, surely, assuredly

Origin

Middle English: from very + -ly, suggested by Old French verrai(e)ment.

 
 
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