sure in English
- sure⇄adj. 1. free from doubt; certain; having ample reason for belief; confident; positive.
Ex. Are you sure you locked the door? He is sure of success in the end. I am sure of his guilt.
2. to be trusted; safe; reliable.
Ex. You can trust - sure⇄adv. (Informal.)1. certainly; undoubtedly; of course.
Ex. This year a new 427-inch engine showed up at the track ... and it sure rocked the racing fraternity (Ray Brock).
2. without fail; for certain.
Ex. I'll call you later this week - sure⇄expr. be sure, to be careful or certain (to do something specified); do not fail.
Ex. Be sure to leave plenty of time. - sure⇄expr. for sure. See above sure, n.
- sure⇄expr. make sure,
a. to act so as to make something certain.
Ex. Make sure you have the key.
b. to get sure or certain knowledge; ascertain.
Ex. That fellow rode up to the house to make sure Tristram was away (M. Notley). - sure⇄expr. sure enough, certainly; undoubtedly; of course; to be sure.
Ex. And you were so angry with me when you went off--I saw it, sure enough (J. S. Winter). Sure enough, just as they prophesied, most of these painters ... became enormously fashiona - sure⇄expr. to be sure, of course; surely; certainly; undoubtedly.
Ex. For some, to be sure, openness of speech is more than an occasional matter (Harper's). Good circumstantial evidence, to be sure, but we had nothing concrete (Saturday Review). - sure⇄noun for certain; undoubtedly.
Ex. Who could know for sure how the public was going to respond to color television (Vance Packard). - sure⇄noun sureness.
- sure⇄sure, adjective, surer,surest,adverb, noun.
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