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C0213900 (sûr′tn)adj.1. Definite; fixed: set aside a certain sum each week.2. Sure to come or happen; inevitable: certain success.3. Established beyond doubt or question; indisputable: What is certain is that every effect must have a cause.4. Capable of being relied on; dependable: a quick and certain remedy.5. Having or showing confidence; assured: I'm certain I left my keys in this room.6. a. Not specified or identified but assumed to be known: felt that certain breeds did not make good pets.b. Named but not known or previously mentioned: a certain Ms. Johnson.7. Perceptible; noticeable: a certain charm; a certain air of mystery.8. Not great; calculable: to a certain degree; a certain delay in the schedule.pron. An indefinite but limited number; some: Certain of the products are faulty.Idiom: for certain Without doubt; definitely.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *certānus, from Latin certus, past participle of cernere, to determine; see krei- in Indo-European roots.]Synonyms: certain, inescapable, inevitable, sure, unavoidable
These adjectives mean impossible to avoid or evade: soldiers who knew they faced certain death; facts that led to an inescapable conclusion; an inevitable result; sudden but sure retribution; an unavoidable accident. See Also Synonyms at sure.Usage Note: It is often claimed that certain is an absolute term like unanimous or paramount and cannot be modified; something is either certain or it is not. However, a majority of the Usage Panel accepted the construction Nothing could be more certain as early as 1965, and phrases such as fairly certain and quite certain are readily understood as expressing varying degrees of confidence, especially when they refer to a person. Phrases in which certain is modified can be quite effective, as the following example from Susan Orlean shows: "The [taxidermic] piece was precise and lovely, almost haunting, since the more you looked at it the more certain you were that the birds would just stop building their nest, spread their wings, and fly away." Note that since certain must always suggest overall confidence, its range is restricted to the upper range; one is less likely to be slightly, somewhat, or a little bit certain, for example.

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for certain - definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely'); "the results are surely encouraging"; "she certainly is a hard worker"; "it's going to be a good day for sure"; "they are coming, for certain"; "they thought he had been killed sure enough"; "he'll win sure as shooting"; "they sure smell good"; "sure he'll come"certainly, for sure, sure, sure as shooting, surely, sure enoughcolloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech

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(ˈsəːtn) adjective1. true or without doubt. It's certain that the world is round. 确凿的，无疑的 2. sure. I'm certain he'll come; He is certain to forget; Being late is a certain way of losing one's job.确信的3. one or some, not definitely named. certain doctors; a certain Mrs Smith; (also pronoun) certain of his friends.某个或某些4. slight; some. a certain hostility in his manner; a certain amount.一些ˈcertainly adverb1. definitely. I can't come today, but I'll certainly come tomorrow.一定2. of course. You may certainly have a chocolate.当然 interjection of course. `May I borrow your typewriter?' `Certainly!'; `Certainly not!'当然ˈcertainty – plural ˈcertainties – noun1. something which cannot be doubted. It's a certainty that he will win.必然的事情2. freedom from doubt. Is there any certainty of success? 亳无疑问，确定的事 for certain definitely. She may come but she can't say for certain.肯定地make certain to act so that, or check that, something is sure. Make certain you arrive early; I think he's dead but you'd better make certain.弄清楚

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Definitely. A: "How many people are coming to dinner tonight?" B: "I can't say for certain—my family tends to just show up without responding to invitations."See also: certain

for certain

Also, for sure. Without doubt. For example, I can't tell for certain if this is the right color, or I know for sure that she has a new car. The first term dates from the early 1300s. The variant, dating from the late 1500s, is also used colloquially to express agreement or assert the truth of a statement, as in Mary is really bossy.-That's for sure, or Are you coming to the party?-For sure I am. See also: certain

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without doubt: No one can say for certain how the world’s climate is likely to change.See also: certain

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Without doubt; definitely.See also: certain

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adv definitely or positively ('sure' is sometimes used informally for 'surely')

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