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adjective

Certain adj.

1.

Assured in mind; having no doubts; free from suspicions concerning. "To make her certain of the sad event." "I myself am certain of you."

2.

Determined; resolved; used with an infinitive. "However, I with thee have fixed my lot, Certain to undergo like doom."

3.

Not to be doubted or denied; established as a fact. "The dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure."

4.

Actually existing; sure to happen; inevitable. "Virtue that directs our ways Through certain dangers to uncertain praise." "Death, as the Psalmist saith, is certain to all."

5.

Unfailing; infallible. "I have often wished that I knew as certain a remedy for any other distemper."

6.

Fixed or stated; regular; determinate. "The people go out and gather a certain rate every day."

7.

Not specifically named; indeterminate; indefinite; one or some; sometimes used independenty as a noun, and meaning certain persons. "It came to pass when he was in a certain city." "About everything he wrote there was a certain natural grace und decorum."

For certain, assuredly.

Of a certain, certainly.

Synonyms: Bound; sure; true; undeniable; unquestionable; undoubted; plain; indubitable; indisputable; incontrovertible; unhesitating; undoubting; fixed; stated.

noun

Certain n.

1.

Certainty. (Obs.)

2.

A certain number or quantity. (Obs.)

adverb

Certain adv. Certainly. (Obs.)

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Etymology of 'Certain'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Certain" Quotes from Famous Books

... ground, Bruce waited until the bear was within six paces. One stroke from that giant paw would end the struggle. His aim must be true and certain. Suddenly his hand went to his side for a hip-shot. Put-put-put-put. Four bullets smashed into the bear, bringing him to a standstill. Put-put-put-put. With a roar, the bear sank to the ice. In a ...

— Lost In The Air • Roy J. Snell

... never needed money until so lately, or why the trips to Folsom became so constant. Counting her middle-aged adorer a fool, the humorous Gazelle had actually once, on being prevented from taking the journey herself, asked him to carry the package to Folsom for her, and deliver it there to a certain shot-gun messenger of the express company, who would see that it went to the right place. A woman's name and an address at San Antonio were certainly scrawled on the parcel. The faithful Drylyn waited till the stage came in, and handed over his treasure to the ...

— Red Men and White • Owen Wister

... repeat here. "So now," he concluded, "we will consider this hypothesis: that these phenomena are caused by one man in control of a force capable of deadening vibrations in ether and solids within certain definite limits." ...

— The Sign at Six • Stewart Edward White

... the "Powell" to greet them was Webb, returning from the city. Amy thought he looked so thin as to appear almost haggard, but he seemed in the best of spirits, and professed to feel well and rested. She half imagined that she missed a certain gentleness in his words and manner toward her, but when he heard how nearly she had been trampled upon, she was abundantly satisfied by his look of deep affection and solicitude as he said: "Heaven bless your strong, ready arm, Burt!" "Oh, that ...

— Nature's Serial Story • E. P. Roe

... queen would make an appointment with him by night; and that for this he would ask the pardon of the king and the queen in presence of the whole court. Further, the cardinal is enjoined to lay down his office as grand almoner within a certain time, to remove to a certain distance from the royal residence and not to visit the places where the royal family may be living, and lastly, to remain in prison till the complete termination of ...

— Marie Antoinette And Her Son • Louise Muhlbach

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