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 — Un*cer tain, a. [Pref. un + certain. Cf. {Incertain}.] 1. Not certain; not having certain knowledge; not assured in mind; distrustful. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Man, without the protection of a superior Being, . . . is uncertain of everything that… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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
Uncertain — EP The Cranberr … Википедия
Uncertain EP — альбом The Cranberries Дата выпуска 28 октября 1991 Жанры Рок Длительность 14:14 Лейблы Xeric Records … Википедия
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
Uncertain — may refer to:* Uncertain, Texas, a town in the United States * Uncertain, an album of The Cranberries See also * uncertainty … Wikipedia
Uncertain EP — a été le premier EP du groupe irlandais The Cranberries datant de 1991. Il a été réalisé par Xeric Records sur CD et les vinyles de 12 . Près de 5000 copies d Uncertain ont été produites. Toutes les paroles sont écrites par Dolores O Riordan, les … Wikipédia en Français
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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