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(sho͝or, shûr)adj. sur·er, sur·est
1. Confident, as of something awaited or expected: I am sure we will win the game.
2. Impossible to doubt or dispute; certain: We have sure proof of his innocence.
3.
a. Bound to come about or happen; inevitable: a sure victory for the team.
b. Having one's course directed; destined or bound: She is sure to succeed.
4.
a. Certain not to miss, slip, or err; steady: a sure grip on the suitcase.
b. Not hesitating or wavering; firm: sure convictions.
5.
a. Worthy of being trusted or depended on; reliable: a sure friend.
b. Free from or marked by freedom from doubt: She is sure of her friends.
6. Careful to do something: Be sure to turn off the stove.
7. Obsolete Free from harm or danger; safe.
adv. Informal
Idioms: Surely; certainly.
for sure Informal
Certainly; unquestionably: We'll win for sure.
make sure
To establish something without doubt; make certain: Make sure he writes it down.
sure enough
As one might have expected; certainly.
to be sure
Indeed; certainly.
[Middle English, from Old French, safe, from Latin sēcūrus; see secure.]
sure′ness n.
Synonyms: sure, certain, confident, positive
These adjectives mean feeling or showing no doubt. Sure and certain are frequently used interchangeably; sure, however, is the more subjective term, whereas certain may imply belief based on experience or evidence: "Never teach a child anything of which you are not yourself sure" (John Ruskin)."We went that early because we were certain it was the only way we would ever get a seat" (Ann Patchett).
Confident suggests assurance founded on faith or reliance in oneself or in others: "It goes without saying that a smiling, confident person will do better in an interview than a surly one" (Barbara Ehrenreich).
Positive suggests full, emphatic certainty: "We were young, and I was positive nothing really terrible could happen to us" (Nora Roberts). See Also Synonyms at certain.
These adjectives mean feeling or showing no doubt. Sure and certain are frequently used interchangeably; sure, however, is the more subjective term, whereas certain may imply belief based on experience or evidence: "Never teach a child anything of which you are not yourself sure" (John Ruskin)."We went that early because we were certain it was the only way we would ever get a seat" (Ann Patchett).
Confident suggests assurance founded on faith or reliance in oneself or in others: "It goes without saying that a smiling, confident person will do better in an interview than a surly one" (Barbara Ehrenreich).
Positive suggests full, emphatic certainty: "We were young, and I was positive nothing really terrible could happen to us" (Nora Roberts). See Also Synonyms at certain.
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Adv. 1. sure enough - as supposed or expected; "sure enough, he asked her for money again"
2. sure enough - 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"
colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
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Translations
في الحَقيقَه، كالمُتَوَقَّع، بِدون شَك
opravdu
ganske rigtigt
egészen biztosan
eins og viî mátti búast
gerçekten de
sure
(ʃuə) adjective1. (negative unsure) having no doubt; certain. I'm sure that I gave him the book; I'm not sure where she lives / what her address is; `There's a bus at two o'clock.' `Are you quite sure?'; I thought the idea was good, but now I'm not so sure; I'll help you – you can be sure of that! seker, verseker مُتأكِّد убеден certo jistý sicher sikker på; sikker σίγουρος seguro; convencido kindel خاطرجمع varma sûr בטוח निस्संशय, गतसंदेह izvjestan, siguran biztos pasti viss, öruggur sicuro 確信する 확신하는 tikras, įsitikinęs pārliecināts; drošs pasti zeker sikker, viss pewny خاطر جمع certo sigur уверенный istý prepričan siguran säker, förvissad แน่นอน emin, şüphesi olmayan 肯定的 вірний, безпомилковий یقینی، بلا شبہ chắc chắn, có thể tin được 肯定的
2. unlikely to fail (to do or get something). He's sure to win; You're sure of a good dinner if you stay at that hotel. vir seker, seker مُأَكَّد، أكيد уверен certo jistý gewiß sikker på βέβαιος, σίγουρος seguro; convencido kahtlemata مطمئن varma sûr בטוח आश्वस्त, विश्वस्त siguran, pouzdan biztos yakin viss, öruggur sicuro 確実で (~할 것이) 확실한 tikras pārliecināts; noteikts pasti zeker sikker/viss på pewien مطمین certo sigur уверенный, убеждённый istý gotov siguran säker มั่นใจ kuşkusuz, yapacağı muhakkak 有把握的 безперечний, певний یقین کامل chắc, chắc chắn 有把握的
3. reliable or trustworthy. a sure way to cure hiccups; a safe, sure method; a sure aim with a rifle. betroubaar مَوثوق، مَضْمون сигурен seguro spolehlivý sicher sikker αξιόπιστος, σίγουρος seguro; fiable usaldatav قابل اعتماد varma sûr ודאי निरापद pouzdan biztos pasti áreiðanlegur, traustur, öruggur sicuro 信頼できる 믿을 만한 patikimas, neabejotinas drošs; pārliecinošs boleh dipercayai betrouwbaar sikker, som ikke kan slå feil niezawodny د اعتماد وړ seguro sigur верный; надёжный spoľahlivý zanesljiv siguran säker ที่ไว้ใจได้ güvenilir, sağlam 可靠的 надійний قابل اعتماد đáng tin cậy 可靠的
adverb (especially American) certainly; of course. Sure I'll help you!; `Would you like to come?' `Sure!' natuurlik بالتأكيد естествено claro ovšem, jistě sicher selvfølgelig(t)! και βέβαια! claro, por supuesto muidugi, jah قطعي varmasti bien sûr, certainement בוודאי निश्चित रूप से, निसंदेह, बेशक sigurno, svakako feltétlenül, persze tentu saja vissulega; auðvitað certo もちろん 물론 be abejo, žinoma, o kaipgi protams; noteikti sudah tentu zeker javisst!; selvfølgelig! oczywiście, pewnie قطعی claro desigur, sigur, bineînţeles конечно samozrejme seveda svakako [ja]visst!, [själv]klart! แน่นอน tabiî, elbette 一定 звичайно, безумовно یقینی طور پر chắc chắn 一定
ˈsurely adverb1. used in questions, exclamations etc to indicate what the speaker considers probable. Surely she's finished her work by now!; You don't believe what she said, surely? tog, sekerlik أكيد، مُحْتَمَل جِدا несъмнено de certeza určitě; přece sicherlich forhåbentlig(t) ασφαλώς seguramente, sin duda; ¿verdad? kindlasti مطمئنا varmaan sûrement; tout de même בוודאי निश्चित रूप से sigurno bizonyára tentunya vissulega (það hlÿtur að vera); eða hvað? di sicuro きっと 틀림없이 tikriausiai droši vien; laikam taču tentu zeker sikkert; forhåpentligvis; vel ikke chyba مطمیناُ de certeza (în mod) sigur наверняка určite, predsa gotovo sigurno säkert, säkerligen, [du tror] väl [inte på det hon sa?] แน่ใจ elbette, şüphesiz, kuşkusuz 肯定地 напевно یقین کے ساتھ rõ ràng, không nghi ngờ gì nữa 肯定地
2. without doubt, hesitation, mistake or failure. Slowly but surely we're achieving our aim. maar seker بدون شَك أو تَرَدُّد сигурно seguramente spolehlivě sicher sikkert με σταθερή απόδοση, σίγουρα, χωρίς λάθη con seguridad kahtlemata بدون شك varmasti sûrement בְּבִטחָה निस्संदेह nesumnjivo biztosan tanpa keraguan örugglega con sicurezza 確実に 분명히 patikimai, tvirtai droši; nekļūdīgi pasti zeker uten tvil; sakte pewnie پرته له شک seguramente sigur верно spoľahlivo, isto zanesljivo sigurno säkert อย่างไม่ต้องสงสัย kuşkusuz, mutlaka 的確 безсумнівно, звичайно بلا شبہ chắc chắn, không có nghi ngờ 的确
3. (in answers) certainly; of course. `May I come with you?' `Surely!' natuurlik طَبعا، أكيد، بالتأكيد разбира се claro jistě sicher selvfølgelig(t)! και βέβαια! claro, por supuesto muidugi, loomulikult مسلما toki bien sûr בוודאי बेशक naravno hogyne, persze tentu saja auðvitað certamente もちろん 물론 žinoma protams sudah tentu zeker naturligvis!; selvfølgelig! oczywiście, z pewnością مسلماُ claro desigur конечно iste seveda svakako [ja]visst!, [själv]klart! อย่าง��น่นอน elbette, tabiî tabiî 完全可以 обов'язково, звичайно بے شک nhất định rồi, tất nhiên 完全可以
ˈsureness noun sekerheid تأكُّد сигурност segurança jistota die Sicherheit sikkerhed βεβαιότητα certeza kindlus اطمينان varmuus certitude; assurance בוודאי निश्चितता, असंन्दिग्धता, विश्वसनीयता sigurnost biztosság; bizonyosság kepastian vissa sicurezza 確かさ 확실함 patikimumas, tikrumas drošums; nekļūdīgums pasti zekerheid visshet niezawodność اطمینان segurança certitudine; siguranţă уверенность istota gotovost sigurnost säkerhet, visshet ความแน่ใจ; ความแน่นอน kesinlik 肯定 впевненість یقین، تیقن tính chắc chắn 肯定
ˌsure-ˈfooted adjective not likely to slip or stumble. Goats are sure-footed animals. vasvoetig ثابِت القَدَم устойчив de andar seguro bezpečně našlapující sicher auf den Beinen sikker på benene σταθερός, με σίγουρο βήμα de pie firme kindla astumisega گامهاي محكم varmajalkainen au pied sûr צוֹעֵד בְּבִטחָה कदम का सच्चा, विश्वस्त koji sigurno stoji na nogama nem botló tergelincir fótviss (che ha il piede fermo) ころばない 발걸음이 미끄러지거나 흔들리지 않는 tvirtų kojų, tvirtai stovintis ant kojų drošs uz kājām melangkah dengan pasti stevig op de benen sikker på foten, stø på beina pewnie stojący na nogach, o mocnych nogach کلک ګامونه de andar seguro stabil, sigur pe picioare не спотыкающийся majúci pevný krok trdnih nog stabilan säker på foten ซึ่งติดแน่น dengesi sağlam olan, ayağını sıkı basan 腳步穩的 такий, що твердо стоїть на ногах ثابت قدم vững chân, không ngã được 脚步稳的
as sure as used in various phrases that mean `without fail' or `without doubt'. As sure as fate / anything / eggs are eggs, he'll be late again. ongetwyfeld مَحْتوم، لا بُد من حُدوثِه съвсем вярно tão certo como naprosto jistě bombensicher så sikkert som χωρίς αμφιβολία seguro como que me llamo...., me apuesto lo que sea a que... surmkindlalt, kindla peale بدون شك niin totta kuin aussi sûr que בָּטוּח כְּשֶם שְׁ- ऐसा निश्चित जैसा कि sigurno, bez sumnje olyan biztos, mint 2x2 az 4 tanpa keraguan jafn víst og (com'è vero che) きっと 틀림없이, 확실히 kaip dukart du droši; kā divreiz divi ir četri tanpa keraguan zo zeker als bombesikkert, sikkert og visst bez wątpienia, jak dwa razy dwa پرته له شک tão certo como cum mă vezi şi cum te văd несомненно; как пить дать celkom iste tako gotovo kot siguran kao så säkert som ไม่ต้องสงสัย ... kadar kesin, muhakkak, su götürmez 的的確確 вірно, як بلا شبہ chắc chắn như đinh đóng cột 的的确确
be sure to don't fail to. Be sure to switch off the television. moenie vergeet تأكَّد من، لا تَنْسَ непременно certificar-se nezapomenout nicht vergessen husk βεβαιώσου asegurarse de; no olvidarse de ära unusta يادت نرود كه muista ne pas manquer/oublier de אַל תִּשכַּח ל- इसे स्वीकार किया जाना चाहिए ne zaboraviti (učiniti što) okvetlenül jangan lupa gættu þess að ricordarsi di かならず〜する 반드시 (~) 하라 nepamiršk neaizmirsti jangn lupa niet vergeten passe på å, ikke glemme å nie zapomnij, na pewno له یاده دی ولاړ نشی چی certificar-se a se asigura că не забудьте nezabudnúť ne pozabiti potruditi se se till att แน่ใจ (yap)mayı unutmamak 一定要 не забудь (зробити) دھیان رکھنا، یقینی بنانا dứt khoát làm 一定要
be/feel sure of oneself to be confident. selfvertroue hê يكونُ واثِقا مِن نَفْسِه сигурен съм estar confiante být si sebou jist zu alt sein/werden für... være sikker på sig selv έχω αυτοπεποίθηση estar/sentirse seguro de uno mismo eneses kindel olema از خود مطمئن olla varma itsestään ne plus être (tout) jeune לִהיוֹת בָּטוּחַ आश्वस्त nastaviti put, produžiti magabiztos merasa yakin eldast, verða gamall essere/sentirsi sicuro di sé 年をとった 자신한다, 확신한다 pasikliauti savimi būt drošam/pārliecinātam par sevi yakin heel gelukkig zijn ha vondt av, synes synd på być pewnym siebie له ځان څخه مطمین ficar velho nu mai fi (prea) tânăr быть уверенным в себе byť sebou istý biti prepričan vase biti siguran u sebe vara säker på sig själv มั่นใจในตัวเอง kendine güveni olmak 自信 бути впевненим پُر اعتماد ہونا tự tin 有自信心
for sure definitely or certainly. We don't know for sure that he's dead. vir seker بالتّأكيد със сигурност ao certo s jistotou ganz sicher med sikkerhed με βεβαιότητα seguro, con certeza kindlalt حتما varmasti avec certitude בטח निश्चित रूप से sigurno, svakako biztosan dengan pasti vissulega; fyrir víst di sicuro 確実に 분명히, 확실히 iš tiesų noteikti dengna pasti zeker sikkert na pewno حتماُ ao certo cu certitudine точно; наверняка s istotou zagotovo sigurno säkert อย่างแน่นอน kesin olarak, kesinlikle 確實 напевно, точно یقینی طور پر chắc chắn 确实
make sure to act so that, or check that, something is certain or sure. Arrive early at the cinema to make sure of (getting) a seat!; I think he's coming today but I'll telephone to make sure (of that / that he is). maak seker يتأكَّد من، يَتَحَقَّق مِن уверявам се (че) ter a certeza zajistit si; ujistit se um sicher zu gehen være sikker på; sikre sig επιβεβαιώνω, σιγουρεύω asegurar (millegi eest) hoolt kandma, üle kontrollima اطمينان حاصل كردن varmistaa s'assurer לִבדוֹק निश्चय कर लेना pobrinuti se, uvjeriti se megbizonyosodik vmiről memastikan ganga úr skugga um assicurarsi 確かめる 반드시 (~) 하다 pasitikrinti, įsitikinti nodrošināties; pārliecināties sila pastikan ervoor zorgen se etter; være sikker på, forsikre seg om sprawdzić, upewnić się اطمینان لاسته راوړل ter a certeza a se asigura (de) убедиться; удостовериться byť si istý zagotoviti si; prepričati se postarati se försäkra sig om แน่ใจ ...-den emin olmak 使確定 переконатися, забезпечити مزید یقین دہانی کے لیے chắc chắn, nắm chắc 使确定
sure enough in fact, as was expected. I thought she'd be angry, and sure enough she was. soos verwag في الحَقيقَه، كالمُتَوَقَّع، بِدون شَك действително realmente opravdu tatsächlich ganske rigtigt; som forventet πράγματι efectivamente; de hecho tõepoolest, jumala eest دقيقا همانطور كه انتظار مي رفت totta tosiaan effectivement כַּצָפוּי निसंदेह sigurno, dakako egészen biztosan memang eins og við mátti búast infatti はたして 아니나 다를까 iš tikrųjų patiešām; kā sagaidāms seperti yang dijangkakan inderdaad ganske riktig oczywiście دقیقاُ هماغسی چی انتظار کیدلو realmente într-adevăr деиствительно; конечно naozaj dejansko svakako mycket riktigt จริง; แท้ gerçekten de 果然 справді, звичайно دراصل không còn nghi ngờ gì nữa 果然
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