how to pronounce definitely

/ˈdɛfənətliː/

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the above transcription of definitely is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

definitely is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of definitely in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… at it you will definitely lose and we …”

meanings of definitely

adverb:

Without question and beyond doubt.
In a definite manner; decisively.

definitely frequency in english - A1 level of CEFR

the word definitely occurs in english on average 151.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics definitely can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that definitely can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;