cert
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- noun
- /sɜrt/
- Slang
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- The team's performance has made them a cert to reach the finals of the tournament.
Examples
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According to the cert petition, the Second and Fifth Circuits have held that a plaintiff must prove materiality for class certification and that defendants may present evidence to rebut the applicability of the fraud-on-the-market theory at class certification.
Blog text (24) -
With his years of experience, he is considered a cert for getting promoted soon.
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But I do, I do think, I do think as you say, things are changing very rapidly and a lot of the things that we we thought were just dead certs forever are really not.
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"If we go to your place," said Arthur, "we can do it in seven minutes, which means we've still got time for another round if we drink these quickly." "By the look of her," said Rory, "she's a pretty dead cert wherever we go."
Fiction book (1995) -
Everyone agreed that she was a cert to win the championship this year.
Synonyms
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3.4
A strong feeling that something is true or will happen
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2.4
Something that is certain to happen or succeed
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Someone or something certain to win easily
How Certain
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word cert meaning a sure thing is short for certain, from the old word certus that means 'sure'. So a cert is something you can be sure will win or happen.