Found 3 items, similar to Sure.
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Definition: sure
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English → English (WordNet)
Definition: sure
sure
adj 1: having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and
assured;
“felt certain of success”;
“was sure (or
certain) she had seen it”;
“was very sure in his
beliefs”;
“sure of her friends” [syn:
certain(p)]
[ant:
uncertain,
uncertain]
2: exercising or taking care great enough to bring assurance;
“be certain to disconnect the iron when you are through”;
“be sure to lock the doors” [syn:
certain]
3: certain to occur; destined or inevitable;
“he was certain to
fail”;
“his fate is certain”;
“In this life nothing is
certain but death and taxes”- Benjamin Franklin;
“he faced
certain death”;
“sudden but sure regret”;
“he is sure to
win” [syn:
certain] [ant:
uncertain]
4: physically secure or dependable;
“a sure footing”;
“was on
sure ground”
5: capable of being depended on;
“a quick and certain remedy”;
“a sure way to distinguish the two”;
“wood dust is a sure
sign of termites” [syn:
certain]
6: (of persons) worthy of trust or confidence;
“a sure (or
trusted) friend” [syn:
trusted]
7: infallible or unfailing;
“a sure (or true) sign of one's
commitment”
8: certain not to fail;
“a sure hand on the throttle”
9: impossible to doubt or dispute;
“indisputable (or sure)
proof” [syn:
indisputable]
sure
adv : definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used
informally for `surely');
“the results are surely
encouraging”;
“she certainly is a hard worker”;
“it's
going to be a good day for sure”;
“they are coming, for
certain”;
“they thought he had been killed sure
enough”;
“he'll win sure as shooting”;
“they sure smell
good”;
“sure he'll come” [syn:
surely,
certainly,
for sure
,
for certain,
sure enough,
sure as shooting]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Sure
Sure
\Sure\, adv.
In a sure manner; safely; certainly.
“Great, sure, shall be
thy meed.” --Spenser.
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'T is pleasant, sure, to see one's name in print.
--Byron.
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Sure
\Sure\, a. [Compar.
Surer; superl.
Surest.] [OE. sur,
OF. se["u]r, F. s[^u]r, L. securus; se aside, without + cura
care. See
Secure, and cf.
Assure,
Insure,
Sicker
sure.]
1. Certainly knowing and believing; confident beyond doubt;
implicity trusting; unquestioning; positive.
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We are sure that the judgment of God is according to
truth against them which commit such things. --Rom.
ii. 2.
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I'm sure care 's an enemy of life. --Shak.
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2. Certain to find or retain; as, to be sure of game; to be
sure of success; to be sure of life or health.
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3. Fit or worthy to be depended on; certain not to fail or
disappoint expectation; unfailing; strong; permanent;
enduring.
“His sure word.” --Keble.
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The Lord will certainly make my lord a sure house;
because my lord fighteth the battles of the Lord.
--1 Sam. xxv.
28.
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The testimony of the Lord is sure. --Ps. xix. 7.
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Which put in good sure leather sacks. --Chapman.
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4. Betrothed; engaged to marry. [Obs.]
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The king was sure to Dame Elizabeth Lucy, and her
husband before God. --Sir T. More.
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I presume . . . that you had been sure as fast as
faith could bind you, man and wife. --Brome.
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5. Free from danger; safe; secure.
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Fear not; the forest is not three leagues off;
If we recover that we are sure enough. --Shak.
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To be sure, or
Be sure, certainly; without doubt; as,
Shall you do? To be sure I shall.
To make sure.
(a) To make certain; to secure so that there can be no
failure of the purpose or object.
“Make Cato sure.”
--Addison.
“A peace can not fail, provided we make
sure of Spain.” --Sir W. Temple.
(b) To betroth. [Obs.]
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She that's made sure to him she loves not well.
--Cotgrave.
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Syn: Certain; unfailing; infallible; safe; firm; permanent;
steady; stable; strong; secure; indisputable; confident;
positive.
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