certain
Listen:Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
certain /ˈsəːt(ə)n, -tɪn/
▶adjective
- 1 able to be firmly relied on to happen or be the case.
- 2 completely convinced of something.
- 3 specific but not explicitly named or stated: certain problems.
■ not known to the reader or hearer: a certain Mr Percy.
– phrases
for certain without any doubt.
make certain take action to ensure that something happens.
for certain without any doubt.
make certain take action to ensure that something happens.
■ establish whether something is definitely correct.
– origin ME: from OFr., based on L. certus ‘settled, sure’.
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- androstenedione
- approach
- archdeacon
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- aspergillosis
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- beard
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- beat
- beer
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- bide
- biodynamics
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- blue law
- boar
- bombardier
- borough
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