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Engelsk tillægsord: certain | |||
| 1. | certain definite but not specified or identified | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Set aside a certain sum each week. To a certain degree. Certain breeds do not make good pets. Certain members have not paid their dues. A certain popular teacher. A certain Mrs. Jones. | ||
| Termer med lignende betydning | definite | ||
| Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | indefinite | ||
| 2. | certain 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) | sure | ||
| 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 | ||
| 3. | certain established beyond doubt or question; definitely known | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | What is certain is that every effect must have a cause. It is certain that they were on the bus. His fate is certain. The date for the invasion is certain. | ||
| Termer med lignende betydning | definite, indisputable, sure, sure as shooting | ||
| Kendetegner | certainty, foregone conclusion, sure thing | ||
| Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | uncertain | ||
| 4. | certain 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) | sure | ||
| Termer med lignende betydning | bound, destined, doomed, fated, foreordained, in for, predestinate, predestined | ||
| Se også | predictable | ||
| Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | uncertain | ||
| 5. | certain established irrevocably | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | His fate is sealed. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | sealed | ||
| Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | unsealed, uncertain | ||
| 6. | certain 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) | sure | ||
| Termer med lignende betydning | dependable, reliable | ||
| Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | undependable, unreliable | ||
| 7. | certain 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) | sure | ||
| Termer med lignende betydning | careful | ||
| Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | careless | ||
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