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Adjective: sure (surer,surest) shûr or shor- Having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
"was sure she had seen it"; "was very sure in his beliefs"; "sure of her friends"
- certain - Exercising or taking care great enough to bring assurance
"be sure to lock the doors"
- certain - Certain to occur; destined or inevitable
"sudden but sure regret"; "he is sure to win"
- certain - Physically secure or dependable
"a sure footing"; "was on sure ground" - Reliable in operation or effect
"a sure way to distinguish the two"; "wood dust is a sure sign of termites"
- certain - (of persons) worthy of trust or confidence
"a sure friend"
- trusted - Infallible or unfailing
"a sure (or true) sign of one's commitment" - Certain not to fail
"a sure hand on the throttle" - Impossible to doubt or dispute
"sure proof"
- indisputable
Adverb: sure shûr or shor- Definitely or positively ('sure' is sometimes used informally for 'surely')
"it's going to be a good day for sure"; "they thought he had been killed sure enough"; "he'll win sure as shooting"; "they sure smell good"; "sure he'll come"
- surely, certainly, for sure, for certain, sure enough, sure as shooting
Interjection: sure shûr or shor- [N. Amer] Polite response to a thank you
- don't mention it, my pleasure, no problem, not at all, you bet, you're welcome - Indicates an affirmative response
- ay, aye, uh-huh, yah [UK], yea, yeah, yep, yes, yup, ya [S.Africa]
Sounds like: shore Derived forms: surer, surest See also: assurance, authority, bound, careful, certain, certainty, confidence, confident, convinced, dependable, destined, doomed, fated, foreordained, in for, positive, predestinate, predestined, predictable, reliable, secure, self-assurance, self-confidence, steady, sureness, true, trustable, trustworthy, trusty Antonym: unsure Encyclopedia: Sure |