verily
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9.9
- adverb
- /ˈvɛrɪli/
- Archaic
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verdaderamente
- But verily I say unto thee, those that court sin shall be lost to the fire.
- yea, verily
Oh, let the nameless ones behold the girl given to them, who is verily the one born ever nameless.
- Oh, let the nameless ones behold the girl given to them, who is verily the one born ever nameless.
- And there's a great line, verily, he or she who knows this becomes in this creation, a creator.
- He said, verily, verily, I say unto you, these miracles you see me perform, ye shall do also, and those even greater than these, right?
Examples
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But verily, verily, the end that comes to us all has come too soon to one of our feathered brothers, who has been brought down by an evil scourge.
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But nature writes, verily, men gave themselves all their good and evil.
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Verily, verily, I am born of water and of the Spirit; he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
Blog text (12) -
Nay, verily; let the kings of the earth serve Christ by making laws for Him and for His cause.
Blog text (3) -
God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law.
Blog text (1) -
He said, verily, verily, I say unto you, these miracles you see me perform, ye shall do also, and those even greater than these, right?
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"and verily ye shall prosper, for the Scepter of Power is in thy hand."
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But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the word of God perfected.
Blog text (34) -
If ye do deeds of righteousness, verily He is Most Forgiving to those who turn to Him again and again (17:25).
Academic text (2002) -
Verily, I believe that verily honesty is the best policy in life.
Synonyms
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1.0
Showing that something is true or will happen without any doubt
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In a way that leaves no doubt
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Without any doubt
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2.3
Says that something is certainly true
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In a way that shows there is no doubt
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To show strongly that something is true
A word meaning certainly that appears in old or literary English
A Latin phrase people use to say that something is true, often in serious speech
In a way that states the facts correctly
Antonyms
How Certain
Surface Forms
Morphology
verily = very (opaque) = veri + ly
Although formed with the visible adverbial suffix '-ly' and related historically to 'very', the modern meanings ('very' as an intensifier vs 'verily' as 'truly', archaic) do not align, so learners cannot reliably derive the meaning.
Etymology
The word verily comes from the old root verus, which means 'true' and is the same root behind common words like very and verity. So when you say verily you are saying something is 'truly' or 'certainly'.