uncertain

uncertain
adj.
1 not confident
VERBS
be, feel, look, seem, sound
become
leave sb

His research into the incident has left him uncertain as to exactly where responsibility lay.

make sb
ADVERB
deeply (esp. BrE), very

I feel deeply uncertain about the future.

rather, somewhat
a little, slightly, etc.
PREPOSITION
about, as to

He seemed strangely uncertain as to how to continue.

of

We were rather uncertain of the direction it came from.

2 not known exactly
VERBS
be, look
become
remain, seem
make sth

immigration policies that made employment status uncertain

ADVERB
extremely, fairly, very, etc.
highly

Cost estimates are highly uncertain in this business.

increasingly
still

Whether diet is an important factor in this illness is still uncertain.

inherently

The world is inherently uncertain.

Uncertain is used with these nouns: ↑environment, ↑fate, ↑future, ↑nature, ↑outlook, ↑start, ↑weather

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  • Uncertain — EP de The Cranberries Publicación 28 de octubre de 1991 Grabación Grabado en los Xeric Studios, Limerick, Irlanda Género(s) Pop Rock Duración 14:16 …   Wikipedia Español

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  • Uncertain — Un*cer tain, v. t. [1st pref. un + certain; or fr. uncertain, a.] To make uncertain. [Obs.] Sir W. Raleigh. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • uncertain — I (ambiguous) adjective amphibolic, cryptic, enigmatical, inconclusive, indeterminate, indistinct, mistakable, mysterious, mystifying, nebulous, not certain, not clear, not plain, obscure, occult, open to various interpretations, perplexing,… …   Law dictionary

  • Uncertain — Uncertain, TX U.S. city in Texas Population (2000): 150 Housing Units (2000): 137 Land area (2000): 0.509950 sq. miles (1.320765 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.001216 sq. miles (0.003150 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.511166 sq. miles (1.323915 sq.… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Uncertain, TX — U.S. city in Texas Population (2000): 150 Housing Units (2000): 137 Land area (2000): 0.509950 sq. miles (1.320765 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.001216 sq. miles (0.003150 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.511166 sq. miles (1.323915 sq. km) FIPS code:… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • uncertain — ► ADJECTIVE 1) not known, reliable, or definite. 2) not completely confident or sure. ● in no uncertain terms Cf. ↑in no uncertain terms DERIVATIVES uncertainly adverb …   English terms dictionary

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