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certain
[ sur-tn ]
adjective
- free from doubt or reservation; confident; sure:
I am certain he will come.
Synonyms:
- destined; sure to happen (usually followed by an infinitive):
He is certain to be there.
- inevitable; bound to come:
They realized then that war was certain.
- established as true or sure; unquestionable; indisputable:
It is certain that he tried.
Synonyms: , , , , , ,
- fixed; agreed upon; settled:
on a certain day; for a certain amount.
Synonyms:
- definite or particular, but not named or specified:
A certain person phoned. He had a certain charm.
- that may be depended on; trustworthy; unfailing; reliable:
His aim was certain.
- some though not much:
a certain reluctance.
- Obsolete. steadfast.
pronoun
- certain ones:
Certain of the members declined the invitation.
certain
/ 藞蝉蓽藧迟蓹苍 /
adjective
- postpositive positive and confident about the truth of something; convinced
I am certain that he wrote a book
- usually postpositive definitely known
it is certain that they were on the bus
- usually postpositive sure; bound; destined
he was certain to fail
- decided or settled upon; fixed
the date is already certain for the invasion
- unfailing; reliable
his judgment is certain
- moderate or minimum
to a certain extent
- make certain ofto ensure (that one will get something); confirm
adverb
- for certaindefinitely; without a doubt
he will win for certain
determiner
- known but not specified or named
certain people may doubt this
- ( as pronoun; functioning as plural )
certain of the members have not paid their subscriptions
- named but not known
he had written to a certain Mrs Smith
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of certain1
Idioms and Phrases
- for certain, without a doubt; surely:
I know for certain that I have seen that face before.
More idioms and phrases containing certain
see for certain .Example Sentences
It is not something I associate with any one person but rather with a particular time, this time, a certain kind of day, a specific smell in the air.
In the video, which he subsequently apologised for, he said the claims against him had come from "a handful of middle-class women of a certain age".
"When we heard of his passing, it came with a certain comfort to the soul, because we knew our loved one was finally at peace, and once again, he was simply our Uncle Jorge."
In a statement at the time, Disney said it recognized 鈥渕any parents would prefer to discuss certain subjects with their children on their own terms and timeline.鈥
Liverpool appear certain to win the Premier League and could seal the title this weekend, but picking the FA Cup winners is a much tougher task.
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Someone who is certain of something is free from doubt or reservation about it. How is certain different from sure, confident, and positive? Find out on .
Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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