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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
sincerely
adverb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
sincerely
▪ The airline sincerely regrets any delays to passengers.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
dear
▪ Yours sincerely Dear I am returning your invoice because I do not have an order form to set it against.
▪ Yours sincerely Dear Planning Application 02/92/0233 Thank you for your letter giving further information about this application.
▪ Yours sincerely Dear Thank you for your letter of 2 November 1992 regarding the problems associated with the above property.
■ VERB
believe
▪ We sincerely believe this is an opportunity you won't want to miss.
▪ He sincerely believed that he would shatter like glass.
▪ Hazel sincerely believed Lambert did it.
▪ He asked the question sincerely, and sincerely believes his assertion that slavery was good for black folks.
▪ And there are people who sincerely believe that rules exist.
▪ The wrinkled child of a warrior culture, Aeschylus may have sincerely believed that Marathon represented his finest hour.
▪ And the myth was sincerely believed by many of the monarchs themselves.
▪ She sincerely believes that her grandmother looks after her in the spirit world.
hope
▪ It was a pitiful, unforgettable sight, and I sincerely hoped I would never have to witness anything like that again.
▪ But having driven through this sleepy Cambridgeshire backwater this week, I sincerely hope they were ousted from office and then shot.
▪ And she had sincerely hoped that that would be their last meeting ever.
▪ We sincerely hope you like the changes we have made this month.
▪ She sincerely hoped he was joking.
▪ This Christmas, I sincerely hope your hearts will go out to those less fortunate than yourselves.
▪ We sincerely hope you enjoy your stay with us, will visit us again, and recommend us to your friends.
▪ We sincerely hope that Mr Taylor will stay with us and defeat the handful of critics at the next election.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ Steve sincerely believed he was doing the right thing.
▪ We sincerely regret any trouble this has caused.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ But was it not possible that Tutilo had believed just as sincerely?
▪ I sincerely hope that he retains his position.
▪ I do want to tell you quite simply and sincerely how much I look forward to that.
▪ Some fathers sincerely tried to become parents, sharing the home workload and parental responsibilities.
▪ The wrinkled child of a warrior culture, Aeschylus may have sincerely believed that Marathon represented his finest hour.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sincerely

Sincerely \Sin*cere"ly\, adv. In a sincere manner. Specifically:

  1. Purely; without alloy.
    --Milton.

  2. Honestly; unfeignedly; without dissimulation; as, to speak one's mind sincerely; to love virtue sincerely.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
sincerely

1530s, "correctly;" 1550s, "honestly," from sincere + -ly (2). As a subscription to letters, recorded from 1702.

Wiktionary
sincerely

adv. 1 In a sincere or earnest manner; honestly. 2 (context US English) A conventional formula for ending a letter, used when the salutation addresses the person for whom the letter is intended by his or her name.

WordNet
sincerely
  1. adv. with sincerity; without pretense; "she praised him sincerely for his victory"; "was unfeignedly glad to see his old teacher"; "we are truly sorry for the inconvenience" [syn: unfeignedly, truly] [ant: insincerely]

  2. written formula for ending a letter [syn: sincerely yours]

Wikipedia
Sincerely (Melody album)

Sincerely is the debut album released by melody..

Sincerely (End of a Year album)

Sincerely is the second album by post-hardcore band Self Defense Family, released under their previous name End of a Year in 2006. This was the only full-length release by the band on Revelation Records, as they got signed with Deathwish Inc. before the release of You are Beneath Me

Sincerely (Dwight Twilley Band album)

Sincerely is the debut album from the Dwight Twilley Band, released in 1976 on Shelter Records. The band consisted solely of Dwight Twilley (guitar, piano, lead and harmony vocals) and Phil Seymour (drums, bass, percussion, lead and harmony vocals), although touring band member Bill Pitcock IV played lead guitar on every song except for "Sincerely" itself. The album credited production to Oister, which was the original name of the Dwight Twilley Band; later reissues have credited production directly to Twilley and Seymour.

Sincerely (Stephen album)

Sincerely is the debut album of American electronic music recording artist Stephen, released on May 10, 2016.

Sincerely (song)

"Sincerely" is a popular song written by Harvey Fuqua and Alan Freed and published in 1954.

It was originally recorded by The Moonglows, who scored a #1 single on the Billboard R&B chart and #20 on the Billboard Juke Box chart. Fuqua was a member of the Moonglows. They were managed by Freed.

The best-selling version was a pop cover recorded by The McGuire Sisters, entering the charts in 1954 and reaching number one the next year. It became a gold record. In 1988 the country quartet Forester Sisters reached #8 on the Billboard Hot Country chart with their remake of the song.

Sincerely

Sincerely may refer to:

  • Sincerity, the virtue of speaking truly about one's feelings, thoughts, desires
  • "Sincerely" (song), a 1954 song by Harvey Fuqua and Alan Freed
  • "Sincerely", a song by singer-songwriter Deb Talan
  • Sincerely (Melody album), 2004
  • Sincerely (End of a Year album), 2006
  • Sincerely (Dwight Twilley Band album)'', 1976
  • Sincerely, a 1969 album by Cliff Richard
  • Sincerely, a 1982 album by The Clark Sisters
  • Sincerely, a 1984 album by The Emotions
  • Sincerely, a valediction that is common in the US
  • Neoregelia 'Sincerely', a hybrid cultivar of the genus Neoregelia
  • Sincerely, a 2016 album by indie artist Stephen

Usage examples of "sincerely".

Dan could not tell if Baler was avoiding the question, or sincerely did not know anything.

Hoping others will be benefited as I have been, I remain, Sincerely, MRS.

Berlinton still saw with surprise and admiration the exquisite face and form of the chosen of her brother, whom she now so sincerely bewailed that, had her own wealth been personal or transferrable, she would not have hesitated in sharing it with him, to aid his better success.

Without consulting the dictates of religious zeal, he was prompted, by humanity and gratitude, to bestow the last honors on the remains of his deceased sovereign: and Procopius, who sincerely bewailed the loss of his kinsman, was removed from the command of the army, under the decent pretence of conducting the funeral.

The true Mason, sincerely holding that a Supreme God created and governs this world, believes also that He governs it by laws, which, though wise, just, and beneficent, are yet steady, unwavering, inexorable.

President Braithwaite, whom he sincerely admired, Dinny impulsively pledged himself to attend the feast.

I sincerely feel that my fault in this is less than theirs, for I was brought in out of friendship for Enziet, Drisheen, and Horim, not because I had any great interest in the benefits that might accrue.

Then they write a departure evaluation that says you were a valuable member of the policy staff, they sincerely regret your decision to leave, etcetera, etcetera.

The American nation would be more disinterestedly and sincerely fulfilling its collective purpose, partly because its more distinguished individuals had been called upon to place at the service of their country a higher degree of energy, ability, and unselfish devotion.

The more she contemplated the matter the more sincerely did she believe him an instrument in the hands of Topman and Gusher, of whose designs she had heard others speak.

If they cavil at it you can answer sincerely that as far as you know it is the only Gyrth Chalice in existence.

It is one of the most curious circumstances of my history, that in one year two women whom I sincerely loved and whom I might have married were taken from me by two old men, whose affections I had fostered without wishing to do so.

I pitied him sincerely, and said that though I was not a rich man he was welcome to dine every day at my expense while I remained in Naples, and I gave him a sequin.

I know absolutely no one at Carlsbad, so I sincerely regret being unable to recommend him to anyone there, according to your desire.

It makes a special union of all those who shall take it holily and sincerely throughout the three kingdoms with the one-most God.