sûrement, probably or certainly

Valentin P.B2Kwiziq community member

in the exercise there's a word used "sûrement" as "probably",

however here it says it means "certainly":

http://dictionnaire.sensagent.leparisien.fr/SUREMENT/fr-fr/

and here seems to be meaning both:

https://context.reverso.net/translation/french-english/s%C3%BBrement?utm_source=reversoweb&utm_medium=contextresults&utm_campaign=resultpage

Asked 4 years ago

CécileKwiziq team memberCorrect answer

Hi Valentin,

Without the actual sentence, I cannot comment on the use of 'sûrement' without context.

I think you have answered your own question with your research, on the second page you quote, 'sûrement' is used to mean,

probably, surely and certainly

It all depends on the context.

Bonne Continuation!

Like04 years ago

in the exercise there's a word used "sûrement" as "probably",

however here it says it means "certainly":

http://dictionnaire.sensagent.leparisien.fr/SUREMENT/fr-fr/

and here seems to be meaning both:

https://context.reverso.net/translation/french-english/s%C3%BBrement?utm_source=reversoweb&utm_medium=contextresults&utm_campaign=resultpage

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