for certain

adverb

definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely')

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the results are surely encouraging

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she certainly is a hard worker

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it's going to be a good day for sure

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they are coming, for certain

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they thought he had been killed sure enough

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he'll win sure as shooting

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they sure smell good

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sure he'll come

• Syn: ↑surely, ↑certainly, ↑sure, ↑for sure, ↑sure enough, ↑sure as shooting

• Derived from adjective: ↑certain (for: ↑certainly), ↑sure (for: ↑surely)

• Usage Domain: ↑colloquialism

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adverb

: assuredly : as a certainty

never knew for certain how it happened — Time

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for certain

Assuredly, certainly

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Main Entry: ↑certain

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without any doubt

I don't know for certain

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for certain

: without a doubt : definitely or certainly

No one knows for certain what the outcome will be.

We'll need more than an hour to get there for certain. [=for sure]

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Main Entry: ↑certain

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for ˈcertain idiom

without doubt

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I can't say for certain when we'll arrive.

Main entry: ↑certain_idiom