for certain

cer·tain

 (sûr′tn)

adj.

1. Definite; fixed: set aside a certain sum each week.

2. Sure to come or happen; inevitable: certain success.

3. Established beyond doubt or question; indisputable: What is certain is that every effect must have a cause.

4. Capable of being relied on; dependable: a quick and certain remedy.

5. Having or showing confidence; assured: I'm certain I left my keys in this room.

6.

a. Not specified or identified but assumed to be known: felt that certain breeds did not make good pets.

b. Named but not known or previously mentioned: a certain Ms. Johnson.

7. Perceptible; noticeable: a certain charm; a certain air of mystery.

8. Not great; calculable: to a certain degree; a certain delay in the schedule.

pron.

An indefinite but limited number; some: Certain of the products are faulty.

Idiom:

for certain

Without doubt; definitely.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *certānus, from Latin certus, past participle of cernere, to determine; see krei- in Indo-European roots.]

Synonyms: certain, inescapable, inevitable, sure, unavoidable
These adjectives mean impossible to avoid or evade: soldiers who knew they faced certain death; facts that led to an inescapable conclusion; an inevitable result; sudden but sure retribution; an unavoidable accident. See Also Synonyms at sure.

Usage Note: It is often claimed that certain is an absolute term like unanimous or paramount and cannot be modified; something is either certain or it is not. However, a majority of the Usage Panel accepted the construction Nothing could be more certain as early as 1965, and phrases such as fairly certain and quite certain are readily understood as expressing varying degrees of confidence, especially when they refer to a person. Phrases in which certain is modified can be quite effective, as the following example from Susan Orlean shows: "The [taxidermic] piece was precise and lovely, almost haunting, since the more you looked at it the more certain you were that the birds would just stop building their nest, spread their wings, and fly away." Note that since certain must always suggest overall confidence, its range is restricted to the upper range; one is less likely to be slightly, somewhat, or a little bit certain, for example.

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Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

for certain - 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" certainly, for sure, sure, sure as shooting, surely, sure enough colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech

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Translations

بِالتَّأكيد

najistourčitě

bestemtmed sikkerhed

ganz sicher

meî vissu

kesin olarak

肯定地

certain

(ˈsəːtn) adjective

1. true or without doubt. It's certain that the world is round. seker مُؤَكَّد сигурен certo jistý sicher sikker αληθινός, αδιαμφισβήτητοςcierto vaieldamatu مسلم؛ بی تردید tosi certainודאי, בטוח निश्चित siguran, nedvojben biztos pasti einhver, nokkur certo, indubbio 確かな 의심 없는 tikras drošs; nešaubīgs pasti zekersikker, visspewny يقينى، متيقن: ټاكلى: داعتمادوړ: نه تيريدونكى certo sigur несомненный istý nedvomen izvestan sann ซึ่งแท้จริง kuşkusuz, şüphesiz 千真萬確的，無疑的 певний, відомий سچ ، بلا شک و شبہ đích xác 确凿的，无疑的

2. sure. I'm certain he'll come; He is certain to forget; Being late is a certain way of losing one's job. seker مُتَأَكِّد убеден seguro jistý, zaručený sicher sikker βέβαιοςseguro kindel مطمئن varma certainבטוח पक्का siguran biztos yakin viss, öruggur sicuro 確かな 확실한 tikras, įsitikinęs drošs; noteikts mesti zekersikker, viss, overbevist ompewny متیقن seguro sigur уверенный istý prepričan; zanesljiv siguran säker ที่มั่นใจ emin, hiç kuşkusuz, kesin 確信的 упевнений یقینی chắc chắn 确信的

3. one or some, not definitely named. certain doctors; a certain Mrs Smith; (also pronoun) certain of his friends. seker معيّن، ما известен certo jakýsi, nějaký; někdo bestimmt vis; bestemt κάποιοςcierto teatav, mõningad یکی از؛ برخی از määrätty certainמישהו असंदिग्ध određen, neki bizonyos seorang tiltekinn, viss, ákveðinn certo; qualche, qualcuno ある 어떤 kažkoks, kažkuris kāds; zināms seorang zeker, bepaaldviss, bestemtpewien د برخه certo anumit некоторый; некий nejaký; niekto neki; nekateri izvesni viss ไม่มีชื่อเฉพาะ bir, bazı, kimi 某個或某些 певний کوئی ، کوئی ایک nào đó 某个或某些

4. slight; some. a certain hostility in his manner; a certain amount. seker قَليل някакъв certo jistý, určitý gewiß vis σχετικός, κάποιοςcierto teatav کم؛ اندک tietynasteinen certainמסוים कुछ neki egy kevés sedikit viss, nokkur certo ある程度の 어느 정도의 tam tikras, kažkoks zināms tertentu zekervisspewien لږ certo anumit некоторый istý določen određeni viss บางอย่าง biraz, bir miktar 一些 якийсь قدرے ، تھوڑا سا phần nào 一些

ˈcertainly adverb

1. definitely. I can't come today, but I'll certainly come tomorrow. sekerlik, beslis بالتَّأكيد определено certamente určitě, jistě bestimmt helt sikkert; helt bestemt σίγουραseguro kindlasti حتماً؛ یقیناً varmasti certainement בְּוַדַאי निश्चित रूप से zacijelo, dakako biztosan pasti vissulega, áreiðanlega certamente 確かに 확실히 tikrai noteikti pastinya zekersikkert, bestemtna pewno حتمن de certeza sigur непременно určite gotovo svakako bestämt, otvivelaktigt อย่างแน่นอน mutlaka, kesinlikle 一定 звичайно یقیناً chắc chắn 一定

2. of course. You may certainly have a chocolate. natuurlik طَبْعا، بالتَّأكيد разбира се certamente samozřejmě natürlich selvfølgelig βεβαίωςdesde luego, por supuesto muidugi مسلماً tietenkin certainementללא ספק अवश्य svakako föltétlenül tentu vissulega, að sjálfsögðu certamente きっと 물론 žinoma protams sudah tentu natuurlijkvisst, selvfølgelignaturalnie مسلماَ certamente bineînţeles конечно samozrejme seveda svakako naturligtvis อย่างแน่นอน elbette, tabiî, kuşkusuz, şüphesiz 當然 неодмінно بے شک ، یقیناً tất nhiên 当然

interjection

of course. `May I borrow your typewriter?' `Certainly!'; `Certainly not!' ja, seker طَبْعاً! естествено certamente ovšem aber natürlich selvfølgelig φυσικά! (επιφ.) por supuesto muidugi البته totta kai certainementבוודאי निश्चित रूप से svakako hogyne! tentu saja Auðvitað, að sjálfsögðu certo!; no di certo! もちろん 물론 žinoma protams! sudah pasti natuurlijkklart !; så gjerne!; selvfølgelig!; ja visst!bezwzględnie خامخا certamente bine­­­­înţeles конечно iste(že), pravdaže seveda Naravno naturligtvis, absolut อย่างแน่นอน tabiî, hay hay, memnuniyetle 當然 звичайно قطعاً tất nhiên 当然

ˈcertainty – plural ˈcertainties – noun

1. something which cannot be doubted. It's a certainty that he will win. sekerheid أَمْرٌ مُؤَكَّدٌ несъмнен факт certeza jistá věc die Sicherheit vished; sikkerhed βεβαιότηταcerteza, seguridad kindel asi یقین؛ اطمینان itsestäänselvyys certitudeודאות निस्संदेह sigurnost, izvjesnost bizonyosság kepastian vissa certezza, cosa certa 確実なこと 확실성 tikras daiktas, neabejotinas dalykas drošība; noteiktība tanpa ragu-ragu zekerheidsikkerhet, visshetpewność, pewnik اطمينان، خاطرجمعى حقيقى، ايقان certeza несомненный факт istá vec gotovost izvesnost någonting säkert, en given sak ความแน่นอน besbelli, kesin 必然發生的事 безперечний факт تیقن ، یقینی بات điều chắc chắn 必然的事情

2. freedom from doubt. Is there any certainty of success? sekerheid يَقين убеденост certeza jistota die Gewißheit vished; sikkerhed βεβαιότηταcerteza kindlus قطعیت varmuus certitude בִּטָחוֹן निश्चितता sigurnost bizonyosság keyakinan vissa sicurezza 確実性 의심의 여지없이 tikrumas pārliecība kepastian zekerheidsikkerhet, visshetpewność ازادى، خپلواكى، استقلال اختيار، سپينوالى (دلهجى صراحت): اسانتيا certeza certitudine уверенность istota zanesljivost izvesnost visshet สิ่งที่แน่นอน kesinlik 毫無疑問，確定性 упевненість بلا شبہ sự tin chắc 亳无疑问，确定的事

for certain

definitely. She may come but she can't say for certain. vir seker بِالتَّأكيد със сигурност com certeza najisto, určitě ganz sicher bestemt; med sikkerhed σίγουρα con certeza, con toda seguridad kindlalt بدون شک؛ قطعاً varmasti avec certitude בְּווַדַאוּת निश्चित sigurnost biztosan dengan keyakinan með vissu di sicuro 確かに 확실히 tikrai droši; noteikti semestinya met zekerheid med sikkerhet, sikkertna pewno صریح com certeza (în mod) sigur наверняка určite zagotovo sasvim sigurno säkert, med säkerhet อย่างชัดเจน kesin olarak 肯定地 впевнено یقیناً بالیقین hoàn toàn chắc chắn 肯定地

make certain

to act so that, or check that, something is sure. Make certain you arrive early; I think he's dead but you'd better make certain. seker maak يَتَأكَّد уверявам се assegurar-se ujistit se, přesvědčit se sich vergewissern sikre sig βεβαιώνομαιasegurar (millegi eest) hoolt kandma, üle kontrollima مطمئن شدن؛ اطمینان به عمل آوردن varmistaa s'assurer que לְווַדֵא निश्चित करना sigurnost megbizonyosodik vmiről memastikan ganga úr skugga um assicurarsi, accertarsi 確かめる 확실히 하다 pa(si)tikrinti, daryti taip, kad būtum tikras pārliecināties pastikan zorgenforsikre seg om upewniać się ډاډ وركول، ذمه وهل، علم راوړل، اعتباري كول، يقيني كول، يقيني ګڼل، پرغاړه اخستل، بيمه كول ter a certeza a se asigura (că) удостовериться uistiť sa, presvedčiť sa prepričati se uveriti se förvissa sig om อย่างชัดเจน garantiye almak, emin olmak 確定 упевнитися в чомусь یقینی بنانا kiểm tra lại 弄清楚

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