honestly
US: /ˈɑnəsɫi/, /ˈɑnəstɫi/
UK: /ˈɒnɪstli/
UK: /ˈɒnɪstli/
English Vietnamese dictionary
honestly /'ɔnistli/
- phó từ
- lương thiện
- trung thực; chân thật, thành thật
Advanced English dictionary
+ adverb
1 in an honest way: I can't believe he got that money honestly.
2 used to emphasize that what you are saying is true, however surprising it may seem: I didn't tell anyone, honestly! + I honestly can't remember a thing about last night. + You can't honestly expect me to believe that!
3 used to show that you disapprove of sth and are irritated by it: Honestly! Whatever will they think of next?
Thesaurus dictionary
adv.
1 truthfully, honourably, creditably, decently, ethically, morally, uprightly, dependably, reliably, in good faith, justly, fairly, equitably, even-handedly, disinterestedly, objectively, impartially:
In general, the police deal honestly with suspects.
2 candidly, frankly, openly, straightforwardly, forthrightly, sincerely, truly, ingenuously, unreservedly, above-board, unambiguously, unequivocally, plainly, simply, straight (out), to one's face, in plain words or English, bluntly:
I tell you honestly that I have never heard of the man.
Concise English dictionary
'ɑnɪstlɪ /'ɒn-
adv.
+(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that
+in an honest manner
