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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
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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
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog 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
County sheriffs for the decades is the stream of allegations about tattooed internal gangs running amok at certain stations.
His sister had always been part of his life, and he was "absolutely certain" that one of his first memories was of his mother being pregnant.
Since 2000, certain African countries had duty-free access to the US market for a raft of goods including clothing and textiles, cocoa products and wine, as well as crude oil.
Existing California law requires any building with a dwelling unit to maintain “certain characteristics in order to be tenantable,†which includes maintenance of adequate heating and hot water systems.
“Death of a Unicorn†is so certain that its audience will care more about the paltry laughs it can draw out of its Sackler spoofs that the finished film feels altogether smug.
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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 Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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