单词 | i sure you |
释义 | > as lemmasI sure you 3. transitive. To make (a person) sure; to assure. Also in phrases used parenthetically to emphasize the truth of a statement, as I sure you. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > making certain, assurance > assure, make certain [verb (transitive)] certify1340 assure1393 surec1460 ascertain1490 recognosce1533 secure1602 sickera1693 vouch1780 c1460 (?c1400) Tale of Beryn l. 1886 I suyr þe be my fey, That þow art much I-bound to me. a1500 tr. Lady Prioress in J. O. Halliwell Select. Minor Poems J. Lydgate (1840) 112 Fyrst I wyll be sewyred, That ower cownselle ye wylle kepe. a1550 in R. Dyboski Songs, Carols & Other Misc. Poems (1908) 9/2 He was born of a virgyn pure,..as I you sure. 1624 T. Heywood Γυναικεῖον vii. 319 Whether she equiuocated or no, I am not certaine, only this I am most sured of, That she hath left a precedent behind her to all succeeding wiues. 1739 Gentleman's Mag. June 322/1 Sue, I 'sure you, has a taste for snuff. 1873 J. Wood Ceres Races 16 Ise sure ye sir, in whatna clime Would folk no dance to cheer the time. a1945 E. R. Eddison Mezentian Gate (1958) iii. 31 He stood for a minute..before the great mirror.., as if to sure himself of his continuing bodily presence and verity. 1993 J. Womack Random Acts of Senseless Violence 196 I tried calling Iz to sure myself that she's safe but nobody answers. < as lemmas |
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