seguramente

/seˌɡuɾaˈmente/ · A2 · adv

surely

🔒 seguro (secure, sure) + -mente (-ly) = surely

Spanish builds adverbs by adding -mente to the feminine adjective: segura + mente. Seguro comes from Latin securus, the same root as English secure and sure. In everyday speech it often softens to mean probably.

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