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sans doute — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • arguably adverb Based on reasonable evidence or argument, though not beyond dispute.
  • no doubt adverb Very probably; used to show that the speaker assumes something is true without being able to prove it.
  • probably adv Very likely, though not completely certain.
  • undoubtedly adv Without any doubt; certainly.

Senses

sans doute is used for these senses in English:

  • arguably As can be supported or proven by sound logical deduction, evidence, and precedent, but without absolute certainty.
  • no doubt without a doubt; surely.
  • probably In all likelihood.
  • undoubtedly Without doubt; definitely.
  • without a doubt certainly; doubtlessly; unquestionably; indisputably; doubtless; surely; no doubt; without any doubt.

no doubt — full definition

  1. adverb Very probably; used to show that the speaker assumes something is true without being able to prove it.
  2. phrase Certainly; used to agree emphatically with what someone has just said.
  3. noun An absence of uncertainty, as in the fixed phrase there is no doubt that.

Related French words