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1. (adj.) certain
free from doubt or reservation; confident.
2. certain
destined; sure to happen:
She is certain to be there.
3. certain
inevitable; bound to come:
Death and taxes are certain.
4. certain
established as true or sure; indisputable:
It is certain that you tried.
5. certain
fixed; agreed upon; settled:
for a certain amount.
6. certain
definite or particular, but not named or specified:
A certain person phoned.
7. certain
trustworthy; unfailing; reliable:
His aim was certain.
8. certain
some though not much:
a certain reluctance.
9. certain
Obs. steadfast.
10. (pron.) certain
certain ones:
Certain of the members abstained.
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| Definition of 'certain' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) certain(a)
definite but not specified or identified
"set aside a certain sum each week"; "to a certain degree"; "certain breeds do not make good pets"; "certain members have not paid their dues"; "a certain popular teacher"; "a certain Mrs. Jones"
2. (adj) certain(p), sure
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
"felt certain of success"; "was sure (or certain) she had seen it"; "was very sure in his beliefs"; "sure of her friends"
3. (adj) certain(p)
established beyond doubt or question; definitely known
"what is certain is that every effect must have a cause"; "it is certain that they were on the bus"; "his fate is certain"; "the date for the invasion is certain"
4. (adj) certain, sure
certain to occur; destined or inevitable
"he was certain to fail"; "his fate is certain"; "In this life nothing is certain but death and taxes"- Benjamin Franklin; "he faced certain death"; "sudden but sure regret"; "he is sure to win"
5. (adj) sealed, certain
established irrevocably
"his fate is sealed"
6. (adj) certain, sure
reliable in operation or effect
"a quick and certain remedy"; "a sure way to distinguish the two"; "wood dust is a sure sign of termites"
7. (adj) certain, sure
exercising or taking care great enough to bring assurance
"be certain to disconnect the iron when you are through"; "be sure to lock the doors"
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1. (adjective) certain
with/without ceremony
without any doubt
I'm certain that I saw her leave.; You're certain about that?
2. certain
not certain what/why/where etc.
not sure about sth
not certain why she asked me
3. certain
absolutely sure to happen or to be true
She feels the horse is certain to win.; certain death
4. certain
a particular thing that is not described in detail
a plant that grows only in certain climates; It takes a certain type of person to do this.; A certain amount of knowledge is needed.
5. certain
make certain
to do sth to be sure sth happens or is true
I made certain (that) all the doors were locked.
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| Definition of 'certain' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) certain
assured in mind; having no doubts; free from suspicions concerning
2. (adj) certain
determined; resolved; -- used with an infinitive
3. (adj) certain
not to be doubted or denied; established as a fact
4. (adj) certain
actually existing; sure to happen; inevitable
5. (adj) certain
unfailing; infallible
6. (adj) certain
fixed or stated; regular; determinate
7. (adj) certain
not specifically named; indeterminate; indefinite; one or some; -- sometimes used independenty as a noun, and meaning certain persons
8. (adverb) certain
certainly
9. (noun) certain
certainty
10. (noun) certain
a certain number or quantity
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Sense: true or without doubt
It's certain that the world is round.
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 Afrikaans: seker |
 Arabic: مُؤَكَّد |
 Bulgarian: сигурен |
 Brazilian: certo |
 Czech: jistý |
 German: sicher |
 Danish: sikker |
 Greek: αληθινός, αδιαμφισβήτητος |
 Spanish: cierto |
 Estonian: vaieldamatu |
 Farsi: مسلم؛ بی تردید |
 Finnish: tosi |
 French: certain |
 Hebrew: וַדָאִי, בָּטוּח |
 Hindi: निश्चित |
 Croatian: siguran, nedvojben |
 Hungarian: biztos |
 Indonesian: pasti |
 Icelandic: einhver, nokkur |
 Italian: certo, indubbio |
 Japanese: 確かな |
 Korean: 의심 없는 |
 Lithuanian: tikras |
 Latvian: drošs; nešaubīgs |
 Malay: pasti |
 Dutch: zeker |
 Norwegian: sikker, viss |
 Polish: pewny |
 Persian: مسلم؛ بی تردید |
 Pashto: يقينى، متيقن: ټاكلى: داعت |
 Portuguese: certo |
 Romanian: sigur |
 Russian: несомненный |
 Slovak: istý |
 Slovenian: nedvomen |
 Serbian: izvestan |
 Swedish: sann |
 Thai: ซึ่งแท้จริง |
 Turkish: kuşkusuz, şüphesiz |
 Taiwanese: 千真萬確的，無疑的 |
 Ukrainian: певний, відомий |
 Urdu: سچ ، بلا شک و شبہ |
 Vietnamese: đích xác |
 Chinese: 确凿的，无疑的 |
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