certain
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1.0
- adjective
- /ˈsɜrtn/
:
seguro
- I left for Oxford, certain I would go on to law school.
- feel certain
- less certain
And I really, I'm certain you do this.
- And I really, I'm certain you do this.
- In fact, I I'm fairly certain mine was free.
- As for the Chiles, I'm almost certain that you take this off.
- She started to feel more confident, more certain, and more empowered.
- But I'm, I'm almost certain it was not, it was not scripted.
- They should be certain if they can of something.
- So you got to be sure certain of what you're doing.
Examples
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Well, before I make that type of investment, I like to be quite certain of what I'm getting myself into.
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Even Christ was not certain at the end.
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You seem like the most certain dude any of us know.
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It's almost certain they saw us.
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Are you certain that God and men will continue to assist you?
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I've never been more certain of anything in my life.
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I'm certain that you'll come through it all right.
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She started to feel more confident, more certain, and more empowered.
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Explicit instruction can improve children's ability to do certain kinds of critical thinking and reasoning.
Academic text (1990) -
I left for Oxford, certain I would go on to law school.
Synonyms
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1.0
Feeling no doubt about something
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2.5
Feeling sure about yourself or what will happen
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2.8
Feeling sure that something is true
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8.2
Completely certain that something will happen
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6.8
Being completely sure about something even when you are wrong
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8.8
Certain to happen without any doubt
Confident and steady in voice or movement
Completely certain that something is true
Completely sure in a strong, playful way
Completely certain that something is true
Very sure about something without any doubt
Certain to happen
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How Certain
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Etymology
Certain comes from the Latin word certus, meaning 'decided' or 'fixed'. So when you feel certain, it is like having a decision inside you and you have no doubt about it.