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- pronunciation:
- suhr
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
When you are certain, it means that you are sure. You believe strongly about something and have no doubt about it.
Alex was certain he was getting a hamster for his birthday when he saw a cage in his mom's closet.Ivy said the new girl's name was Hayley, but she wasn't certain.- synonyms:
- confident, convinced, positive, sure
- antonyms:
- uncertain
- similar words:
- satisfied
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| definition 2: |
When something is certain to happen, it means that that thing is going to happen for sure. It is certain that the sun will go down tonight and come up tomorrow.
We heard on the radio that it is certain to snow a lot tomorrow and the schools will all be closed.- synonyms:
- inevitable
- similar words:
- bound, fixed, secure, settled
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| definition 3: |
When something is certain, it means that we know it to be true.
It is certain that our planet is not flat.- synonyms:
- definite
- antonyms:
- uncertain
- similar words:
- absolute, actual, apparent, bound, clear, obvious, plain, real, true, valid
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| definition 4: |
When something is certain, it is completely decided about. If you have to wear a certain type of clothes to school, it means you have to wear exactly that type of clothes. When a box holds a certain number of eggs, it means that the box holds that many eggs and no more or less.
My mom always buys a certain type of toothpaste, but my dad will buy any kind.Certain days of the year are holidays, and we don't go to school on those days.- synonyms:
- fixed
- similar words:
- specific
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| related words: |
particular, special |
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