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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
/ ˈɜːə /
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
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ 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
The Athletic obtained emails through an open records request that document Belichick requesting that Hudson be copied on certain correspondence at North Carolina.
“I still have to clean some things up. Have to be better in certain situations. It’s a work in progress. But … it’s just getting the ball to go forward.”
The resolution would repeal the Fish and Wildlife Service’s 2024 decision under provisions of the 1996 Congressional Review Act, which enables Congress to review and disapprove rules adopted by agencies under certain circumstances.
The human brain responds best to threats when they are clear, and certain.
What I found is that at a certain level, actors are just able to have chemistry with each other.
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What are other ways to say certain?
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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