absolutely

7 definitions • 12 examples

completely:

I believed/trusted him absolutely.

You must be absolutely silent or the birds won't appear.

We've achieved absolutely nothing today.

used for adding force to a strong adjective that is not usually used with "very" or to a verb expressing strong emotion:

It's absolutely impossible to work with all this noise.

The food was absolutely disgusting/delicious.

I absolutely loathe/adore jazz.

used as a strong way of saying "yes":

"It was an excellent film, though." "Absolutely!"

used as a strong way of saying "no":

"Are you too tired to continue?" "Absolutely not!"

completely; beyond any doubt:

You are absolutely right.

Are you absolutely sure that you locked the front door?

Absolutely is also used in conversation to show emphasis in agreeing to something:

"Can you lend me $10 till tomorrow?" "Absolutely, it’s no problem."

If you say absolutely not, you are showing emphasis in not agreeing to something:

"You mean you won’t sign this?" "No, absolutely not."