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sure assuré
sure sûr
sure certain
sure infaillible
sure vraiment
sure certainement
sure sûrement
sure sans doute
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sure positive
sûre unfailingly
 
English - Wordnet 3.0    pronunciation

ADJECTIVE (9)

1. having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured;
- Example: "felt certain of success"
- Example: "was sure (or certain) she had seen it"
- Example: "was very sure in his beliefs"
- Example: "sure of her friends"
[syn: certain(p), sure]

2. exercising or taking care great enough to bring assurance;
- Example: "be certain to disconnect the iron when you are through"
- Example: "be sure to lock the doors"
[syn: certain, sure]

3. certain to occur; destined or inevitable;
- Example: "he was certain to fail"
- Example: "his fate is certain"
- Example: "In this life nothing is certain but death and taxes"- Benjamin Franklin
- Example: "he faced certain death"
- Example: "sudden but sure regret"
- Example: "he is sure to win"
[syn: certain, sure]

4. physically secure or dependable;
- Example: "a sure footing"
- Example: "was on sure ground"

5. reliable in operation or effect;
- Example: "a quick and certain remedy"
- Example: "a sure way to distinguish the two"
- Example: "wood dust is a sure sign of termites"
[syn: certain, sure]

6. (of persons) worthy of trust or confidence;
- Example: "a sure (or trusted) friend"
[syn: sure, trusted]

7. infallible or unfailing;
- Example: "a sure (or true) sign of one's commitment"

8. certain not to fail;
- Example: "a sure hand on the throttle"

9. impossible to doubt or dispute;
- Example: "indisputable (or sure) proof"
[syn: indisputable, sure]


ADVERB (1)

1. definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely');
- Example: "the results are surely encouraging"
- Example: "she certainly is a hard worker"
- Example: "it's going to be a good day for sure"
- Example: "they are coming, for certain"
- Example: "they thought he had been killed sure enough"
- Example: "he'll win sure as shooting"
- Example: "they sure smell good"
- Example: "sure he'll come"
[syn: surely, certainly, sure, for sure, for certain, sure enough, sure as shooting]