certain
1Certain — Cer tain, a. [F. certain, fr. (assumed) LL. certanus, fr. L. certus determined, fixed, certain, orig. p. p. of cernere to perceive, decide, determine; akin to Gr. ? to decide, separate, and to E. concern, critic, crime, riddle a sieve, rinse, v.] …
2Certain — Cer tain, n. 1. Certainty. [Obs.] Gower. [1913 Webster] 2. A certain number or quantity. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …
3Certain — Cer tain, adv. Certainly. [Obs.] Milton. [1913 Webster] …
4CERTAIN — AINE. adj. Indubitable, vrai, sûr. En ce sens, il ne se dit que Des choses. Cela est certain. La nouvelle est certaine. Faire un rapport certain. J ai eu un avis certain, j ai reçu l avis certain que... Je sais cela de science certaine. Preuve… …
5certain — /serr tn/, adj. 1. free from doubt or reservation; confident; sure: I am certain he will come. 2. destined; sure to happen (usually fol. by an infinitive): He is certain to be there. 3. inevitable; bound to come: They realized then that war was… …
6certain — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Vulgar Latin *certanus, from Latin certus, from past participle of cernere to sift, discern, decide; akin to Greek krinein to separate, decide, judge, Old Irish criathar sieve Date:… …
7certain — See: FOR SURE or FOR CERTAIN …
8certain — See: FOR SURE or FOR CERTAIN …
9Certain — Certitude Voir « certitude » sur le Wiktionnaire …
10certain — adjective /sɜːtn,sɝtn,sɝʔn̩,ˈsɝtən,ˈsɝt̚n̩/ Sure, positive, not doubting. I was certain of my decision. Syn: sure Ant: uncertain See Also: certainty …
