certain

certain
adj.
VERBS
▪ be, feel, look, seem
▪

Digby looked certain to be the next president.

▪ become, grow
▪

I grew more and more certain that she was lying to me.

▪ make
▪

Make certain that you lock the door if you go out.

ADVERB
▪ very
▪ absolutely, quite
▪ by no means
▪

It's by no means certain that she'll get the job.

▪ almost, virtually
▪ fairly, pretty, reasonably
PREPOSITION
▪ about, of
▪

Are you quite certain about this?

PHRASES
▪ can't say for certain
▪

I think she's a teacher, but I couldn't say for certain.

▪ not know for certain
▪

I don't know for certain how many people are coming.

Certain is used with these nouns: ↑ambiguity, ↑amount, ↑aspect, ↑circumstance, ↑context, ↑death, ↑degree, ↑disaster, ↑distance, ↑doom, ↑exception, ↑fascination, ↑fondness, ↑individual, ↑instance, ↑kind, ↑mystery, ↑number, ↑proportion, ↑relief, ↑requirement, ↑reservation, ↑respect, ↑sense, ↑similarity, ↑standard, ↑style, ↑type, ↑unease

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  • Certain — Cer tain, a. [F. certain, fr. (assumed) LL. certanus, fr. L. certus determined, fixed, certain, orig. p. p. of cernere to perceive, decide, determine; akin to Gr. ? to decide, separate, and to E. concern, critic, crime, riddle a sieve, rinse, v.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Certain — Cer tain, n. 1. Certainty. [Obs.] Gower. [1913 Webster] 2. A certain number or quantity. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Certain — war ein französischer Hersteller von Automobilen. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Unternehmensgeschichte 2 Fahrzeuge 3 Literatur 4 Weblinks …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Certain — Cer tain, adv. Certainly. [Obs.] Milton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • CERTAIN — AINE. adj. Indubitable, vrai, sûr. En ce sens, il ne se dit que Des choses. Cela est certain. La nouvelle est certaine. Faire un rapport certain. J ai eu un avis certain, j ai reçu l avis certain que... Je sais cela de science certaine. Preuve… …   Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • certain — /serr tn/, adj. 1. free from doubt or reservation; confident; sure: I am certain he will come. 2. destined; sure to happen (usually fol. by an infinitive): He is certain to be there. 3. inevitable; bound to come: They realized then that war was… …   Universalium

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