CERTAIN
\sˈɜːtən], \sˈɜːtən], \s_ˈɜː_t_ə_n]\
Definitions of CERTAIN
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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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"
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capable of being depended on; "a quick and certain remedy"; "a sure way to distinguish the two"; "wood dust is a sure sign of termites"
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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"
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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"
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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"
By Princeton University
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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"
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capable of being depended on; "a quick and certain remedy"; "a sure way to distinguish the two"; "wood dust is a sure sign of termites"
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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"
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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"
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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"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Assured in mind; having no doubts; free from suspicions concerning.
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Not to be doubted or denied; established as a fact.
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Actually existing; sure to happen; inevitable.
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Unfailing; infallible.
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Fixed or stated; regular; determinate.
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A certain number or quantity.
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Determined; resolved; - used with an infinitive.
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Not specifically named; indeterminate; indefinite; one or some; - sometimes used independenty as a noun, and meaning certain persons.
By Oddity Software
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Assured in mind; having no doubts; free from suspicions concerning.
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Not to be doubted or denied; established as a fact.
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Actually existing; sure to happen; inevitable.
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Unfailing; infallible.
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Fixed or stated; regular; determinate.
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A certain number or quantity.
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Determined; resolved; - used with an infinitive.
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Not specifically named; indeterminate; indefinite; one or some; - sometimes used independenty as a noun, and meaning certain persons.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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Sure, as matter of fact, expectation, purpose, or the like.
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Having a settled belief; assured; confident; positive.
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Indefinite; one; some.
By James Champlin Fernald
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Sure, indubitable; determined; in an indefinite sense, some, as a certain man told me this; undoubting, put past doubt.
By Thomas Sheridan
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