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verily

adv · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • UK, US: /ˈvɛɹ.əl.i/
  • UK, US: /ˈvɛɹ.ɪ.li/
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1

adv

Meaning 1

Truly; doubtless; honestly; in truth.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic, not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adv

Meaning 2

confidently, certainly

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic, not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adverb

Meaning 3

in truth; certainly- Ps 37:3

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • I verily think so
  • trust in the Lord...and verily thou shalt be fed

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English verraily, from verray (“true, very”) + -ly. More at very, -ly.

Across languages

Translations

51 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: наистина (naistina) — truly, doubtlessly
  • Danish: sandelig — truly, doubtlessly
  • Esperanto: vere — truly, doubtlessly
  • Finnish: varmasti — truly, doubtlessly
  • French: vraiment — truly, doubtlessly
  • French: véritablement — truly, doubtlessly
  • French: sans aucun doute — truly, doubtlessly
  • French: absolument — truly, doubtlessly
  • French: indubitablement — truly, doubtlessly
  • French: sans le moindre doute — truly, doubtlessly
  • French: en vérité — truly, doubtlessly
  • Galician: abofé — truly, doubtlessly
  • German: wahrlich — truly, doubtlessly
  • Greek: αληθώς (alithós) — truly, doubtlessly
  • Ancient Greek: ἀληθῶς (alēthôs) — truly, doubtlessly
  • Hebrew: אמן (amén) — truly, doubtlessly
  • Italian: veramente — truly, doubtlessly
  • Italian: davvero — truly, doubtlessly
  • Latin: vērē — truly, doubtlessly
  • Norwegian Bokmål: sannelig — truly, doubtlessly
  • Persian: همانا (hamânâ) — truly, doubtlessly
  • Persian: هراینه (har-âyene) — truly, doubtlessly
  • Persian: بهراستی (be-râsti) — truly, doubtlessly
  • Persian: حقیقتاً (haqiqatan) — truly, doubtlessly
  • Polish: zaprawdę — truly, doubtlessly
  • Polish: zaiste — truly, doubtlessly
  • Polish: doprawdy — truly, doubtlessly
  • Portuguese: verdadeiramente — truly, doubtlessly
  • Portuguese: deveras — truly, doubtlessly
  • Russian: и́стинно (ístinno) — truly, doubtlessly
  • Spanish: verdaderamente — truly, doubtlessly
  • Spanish: de verdad — truly, doubtlessly
  • Spanish: de veras — truly, doubtlessly
  • Spanish: realmente — truly, doubtlessly
  • Spanish: sin duda alguna — truly, doubtlessly
  • Swahili: kweli — truly, doubtlessly
  • Tok Pisin: tru — truly, doubtlessly
  • Esperanto: certe — confidently, certainly
  • Finnish: varmasti — confidently, certainly
  • French: certainement — confidently, certainly
  • French: assurément — confidently, certainly
  • German: gewiss — confidently, certainly
  • German: natürlich — confidently, certainly
  • German: sicher — confidently, certainly
  • Greek: βεβαίως (vevaíos) — confidently, certainly
  • Italian: certamente — confidently, certainly
  • Norwegian Bokmål: sikkert — confidently, certainly
  • Norwegian Bokmål: visselig — confidently, certainly
  • Russian: уве́ренно (uvérenno) — confidently, certainly
  • Spanish: ciertamente — confidently, certainly
  • Spanish: por supuesto — confidently, certainly