adverb
absolutely
CEFR B1
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
In a sentence
Six example sentences with absolutely, each labelled with its topic.
The speedrun record is absolutely out of reach for casual players, since it requires frame-perfect inputs for eleven straight minutes.
Gaming
The ward is absolutely closed to visitors during an outbreak, with no exceptions written anywhere in the posted policy.
Medicine
The studio floor must be absolutely level before we shoot the tabletop set, or the glassware drifts out of frame.
Photography
The bench was absolutely certain the shot left his hand before the buzzer, and the replay proved them right.
Basketball
The custard must be absolutely smooth before it goes into the ramekins, so strain it twice if you have to.
Cooking
The investors were absolutely clear that the money was for engineers, not for a bigger office downtown.
Startups
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Found in these word lists
Found in 3 published word listsAuthoritative
- New General Service List (Browne et al. 2013)
- Israeli Psychometric English dictionary (Campus IL / NITE)
- Science Vocabulary List
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