verily

ver·i·ly

(vĕr′ə-lē)

adv.

1. In truth; in fact.

2. With confidence; assuredly.

[Middle English verraily, from verrai, true; see very.]

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verily

(ˈvɛrɪlɪ)

adv

(sentence modifier) archaic in truth; truly: verily, thou art a man of God.

[C13: from very + -ly²]

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ver•i•ly

(ˈvɛr ə li)

adv. Archaic.

in truth; really; indeed.

[1250–1300]

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Adv.

verily - in truth; certainly; "I verily think so"; "trust in the Lord...and verily thou shalt be fed"- Ps 37:3

archaicism, archaism - the use of an archaic expression

verily

adverb

In truth:

actually, fairly, genuinely, indeed, positively, really, truly, truthfully.

Idiom: for fair.

Translations

sandelig

verdaderamente

in verità

verily

(o.f.) [ˈverɪlɪ] ADV → en verdad
verily I say unto you → en verdad os digo ...

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verily

adv (obs) → wahrlich (obs), → fürwahr (obs); verily I say unto you → wahrlich, ich sage euch

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Verily, it is difficult to prove all being, and hard to make it speak.

Verily, he is not indignant at their modes of consolation and ingratitude.

Verily, not in backworlds and redeeming blood-drops: but in the body do they also believe most; and their own body is for them the thing-in-itself.

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Truly, You are the One Who accepts repentance, the Most Merciful.' (Quran: 2/128) Verily! As-Safa and Al-Marwah (two mountains in Makkah) are of the Symbols of Allah.

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Then, verily they will indeed enter and taste the burning flame of Hell.

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-- Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) and Verily, an Alphabet company, announced in December that they are collaborating on multiple projects under a broad agreement aimed at improving health outcomes for patients with chronic conditions, while lowering the cost of care.

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"Verily, there is nothing between truth and falsehood but a span of four fingers ." Then he placed four fingers between his eye and ear and said, "Falsehood is to say, 'I heard,' while the truth is to say, 'I saw.'