верно, наверно, наверное, наверняка

As a follow on from the thread about можно and возможно, can someone please tell me what is the difference between these words?

верно, наверно, наверное, наверняка

Thanks.

верно - in the meaning "maybe" it sounds a bit old and bookish
наверно, наверное - used as "maybe"
наверняка - mostly like "for sure"

Раньше было "наверное" = "наверняка" (если читать Достоевского, Толстого etc)

I thought верно mean "true". As my teacher used to say:

совершенно верно!

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Originally Posted by kalinka_vinnie

I thought верно mean "true".

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It does and it's the main meaning of it. The other meaning is "probably", "most likely".
Here's what Ozhegov dictionary sais:
верно, вводн. сл. Должно быть, вероятно (разг.). Он, верно, не придёт.