certain
/ˈsɜː.tən/
Sure in one's mind, positive; absolutely confident in the truth of something; Not to be doubted or denied; established as a fact
- comparative
- certainer
- superlative
- certainest
Meanings
- 1
Sure in one's mind, positive; absolutely confident in the truth of something
Are you certain about this?
Tatoeba · CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
Are you certain about that?
Tatoeba · patgfisher · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
Not to be doubted or denied; established as a fact
- 3
Sure to happen, inevitable; assured
- 4
Unfailing; infalliblerare
- 5
Fixed; regular; determinaterare
- 6
Particular and definite, but unspecified or unnamed; used to introduce someone or something without going into further detailrare
- 7
Used to denote that the speaker is referring to a specific person or thing that they do not want to name directly, implying that the listener should infer the identity of the referentrare
- 8
Named but not previously mentionedrare
- 9
Used before the name of someone famous that people are expected to knowrare
- 10
Determined; resolvedrare