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.
He said he felt worried because of all the recent air disasters. Naturally I became
worried too.
When you mean ‘as anyone would expect’, use naturally or of course: ‘She’s just lost her job and
so naturally she’s feeling a bit depressed.’ ‘Henry is still in France but he’ll be back in time for the
wedding of course.’
surprised
1
When we heard about the accident, we we’re all surprised and didn’t know what to
say .
When we heard about the accident, we were all shocked and didn’t know what to
say.
When someone is surprised and upset because something unpleasant has happened, they are
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