Engelsk tillægsord: sure | |||
1. | sure having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Felt certain of success. Was sure (or certain) she had seen it. Was very sure in his beliefs. Sure of her friends. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | certain | ||
Termer med lignende betydning | confident, convinced, positive | ||
Kendetegner | assurance, authority, certainty, confidence, self-assurance, self-confidence, sureness | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | incertain, uncertain, unsure | ||
2. | sure exercising or taking care great enough to bring assurance | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Be certain to disconnect the iron when you are through. Be sure to lock the doors. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | certain | ||
Termer med lignende betydning | careful | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | careless | ||
3. | sure certain to occur; destined or inevitable | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He was certain to fail. His fate is certain. In this life nothing is certain but death and taxes. He faced certain death. Sudden but sure regret. He is sure to win. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | certain | ||
Termer med lignende betydning | bound, destined, doomed, fated, foreordained, in for, predestinate, predestined | ||
Se også | predictable | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | uncertain | ||
4. | sure physically secure or dependable | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | A sure footing. Was on sure ground. | ||
Termer med lignende betydning | secure | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | unsafe, insecure | ||
5. | sure reliable in operation or effect | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | A quick and certain remedy. A sure way to distinguish the two. Wood dust is a sure sign of termites. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | certain | ||
Termer med lignende betydning | dependable, reliable | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | undependable, unreliable | ||
6. | sure (of persons) worthy of trust or confidence | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | A sure (or trusted) friend. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | trusted | ||
Termer med lignende betydning | trustworthy, trusty | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | untrustworthy, untrusty | ||
7. | sure infallible or unfailing | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | A sure (or true) sign of one's commitment. | ||
Termer med lignende betydning | true | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | false | ||
8. | sure certain not to fail | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | A sure hand on the throttle. | ||
Termer med lignende betydning | steady | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | unsteady | ||
9. | sure impossible to doubt or dispute | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Indisputable (or sure) proof. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | indisputable | ||
Termer med lignende betydning | certain | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | uncertain | ||
Engelsk biord: sure | |||
1. | sure definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely') | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | 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. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | certainly, for certain, for sure, sure as shooting, sure enough, surely | ||
Overordnet anvendelse | colloquialism | ||