<p>The general content of the lyrics suggest the possible happening of a future event, which is &quot;most likely&quot; to happen, but not yet at the time of singing.</p>
<p>Thus words like &quot;eventually&quot;, &quot;finally -- 終會&quot;, &quot;most likely&quot; would seem appropriately within context.</p>
<p>As for &quot;definitely&quot;, I would consider it an &quot;outside possibility&quot; given the context of the preceding words --  人本來就寂寞的 我總會把你戒掉, meaning &quot;(since) people are originally / meant to be lonely, I would (therefore) &quot;definitely&quot; give you up&quot;?</p>
<p>However, given that it is a future event, &quot;definitely&quot; is too definite, though not wrong per se. So, the other suggestions seem more in keeping with the general thrust of the lyrics.</p>

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2021-10-07T05:19:37.363Z
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Wayne Cheah
<p>I would say 總會 is more like &quot;eventually&quot;.</p>
<p>一定 seems more urgent compared 總會.</p>

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2021-09-14T06:32:25.750Z
So in other words, “總會有一天我..."，right?
WinMacLinUser
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2021-09-14T20:35:35.890Z
Yeah, I think that's valid, but obviously it depends on what context you want to use it in. You could also potentially split it into 我總有一天會...
Brian Tang
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Brian Tang
<p>In the lyrics to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyFIzKYQQYE" rel="nofollow noreferrer">《寂寞寂寞就好》</a> there is a line which reads:</p>
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<p>我總會把你戒掉</p>
</blockquote>
<p>From context, I gather that “總會&quot; means <em>definitely</em>, in other words:</p>
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<p>我一定會把你戒掉</p>
</blockquote>
<p>I have never seen this usage before, is this proper or just informal as used in song lyrics.</p>

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2021-09-06T12:49:06.877Z
it's like 'anyway' or 'after all'.
dan
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2021-09-07T13:25:15.463Z
Yes, you can think that way, as it is something you have decided to do. However, I think "終會" is more appropriate than "總會" if not for rhyming requirement.
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"總會" to mean "definitely", is this usage proper?
# "總會" to mean "definitely", is this usage proper?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-09-06)

In the lyrics to [《寂寞寂寞就好》](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyFIzKYQQYE) there is a line which reads:

> 我總會把你戒掉

From context, I gather that “總會" means *definitely*, in other words:

> 我一定會把你戒掉

I have never seen this usage before, is this proper or just informal as used in song lyrics.

**Tags:** usage, lyrics

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: it's like 'anyway' or 'after all'.  
> **username_2**: Yes, you can think that way, as it is something you have decided to do. However, I think "終會" is more appropriate than "總會" if not for rhyming requirement.  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2021-10-07. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

The general content of the lyrics suggest the possible happening of a future event, which is "most likely" to happen, but not yet at the time of singing.

Thus words like "eventually", "finally -- 終會", "most likely" would seem appropriately within context.

As for "definitely", I would consider it an "outside possibility" given the context of the preceding words -- 人本來就寂寞的 我總會把你戒掉, meaning "(since) people are originally / meant to be lonely, I would (therefore) "definitely" give you up"?

However, given that it is a future event, "definitely" is too definite, though not wrong per se. So, the other suggestions seem more in keeping with the general thrust of the lyrics.


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### Answer by username_4 on 2021-09-07. Score: 1

I would say 總會 is more like "eventually".

一定 seems more urgent compared 總會.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: So in other words, “總會有一天我..."，right?  
> **username_4**: Yeah, I think that's valid, but obviously it depends on what context you want to use it in. You could also potentially split it into 我總有一天會...  

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