adverb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
definitely/certainly recommend
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We would definitely recommend these books to students in fourth to sixth grade.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
get
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The ghost had definitely got into the machine.
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I definitely get the idea they want to send me home in a box.
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For a start, she had definitely got the impression that Miss Philimore always did her buying in person.
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It had never happened in just this way before, but he was definitely getting the Christmas spirit.
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Early spring colour My favourites have definitely got to be those which flower early in January and February.
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He still wishes to pursue a medical career, and has been told that he will almost definitely get into medical school.
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She has definitely got something to hold over old rival Adam.
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I think it's definitely getting stormy.
go
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Apart from peg 40 immediately below the Teme it was definitely going to be a feeder job.
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We were definitely going for the existential crime-drama thing.
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He would definitely go to the pub later, he decided.
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But it is definitely going to happen, said Parmenter.
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David and Jane's house was definitely gone and they were in their magnificent new barn, cynosure of the Mattole.
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If Mr Punsalong hit me with all that emotion, I was definitely going to die and be dead.
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A thaw has set in and clerk of the course Ian Renton reports racing will definitely go ahead.
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They can definitely go as far as 300 in next three or four months.
look
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He looked definitely iffy to me, but not the sort of bad lad who carries out hits.
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Things were definitely looking up, though there was no news from the outside world to prove it.
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It took a while for me to notice any difference to my skin, but two months later it definitely looked fresher.
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The human was definitely looking at her.
need
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The association continues next year - P.S. Does anyone know a good hockey coach - we definitely need one!
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The sources have said Johnston definitely needs surgery if he wants to play football again.
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I would definitely need to try to find some help from somewhere.
think
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And any woman wanting a baby should definitely think twice, because that really is an eternal bond.
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I think definitely that the environment is us.
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But I definitely think Mugabe will not be able to stay in office until his term expires in 2002.
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I think definitely there is a correlation there.
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And I definitely think that taking drugs is disgusting.
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Yes, I definitely think it's dangerous.
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But I definitely think you should come and meet Kathleen tomorrow.
want
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But I definitely want some live dates set up by the new year at the latest.
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I definitely want to get back in.
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Mr. Turner Yes, I definitely want to do that.
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Mackey definitely wanted Raymo in on this.
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You definitely want to be at full strength.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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According to the data, we can definitely say that pollution is increasing.
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It's definitely cold and flu season.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And she had definitely been shaken by the arrival of that letter.
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It had taken 10 years for the states definitely to decide where they stood on the question of integration or association.
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It is most definitely a thriller, but with strong romantic undertones.
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It would definitely be one of three teams, Sunderland, Bristol, or Coventry.
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The record should reflect that the witness definitely waved directly at the camera.
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They haven't released much, and certainly took their time making this one, but it was definitely worth it.
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They will definitely relate to customer service and product quality.
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Yet with all his hard work and, definitely , hers, too, he seemed hardly to make a living.