Sure definition
Impossible to doubt or dispute; certain.
We have sure proof of his innocence.
adjective
Confident, as of something awaited or expected.
I am sure we will win the game.
adjective
That will not fail; always effective.
A sure method.
adjective
(obs.) Secure or safe.
adjective
That cannot be doubted, questioned, or disputed; absolutely true; certain.
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Surely; certainly.
adverb
That can be relied upon; trustworthy.
A sure friend.
adjective
Having or showing no doubt; positive; confident.
To be sure of one's facts.
adjective
That can be counted on to be or happen.
A sure defeat.
adjective
Never missing; unerring.
A sure aim.
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Surely; inevitably.
adverb
Certainly; indeed.
adverb
(informal) Of course; I understand; OK.
interjection
The definition of sure is someone or something which is certain, trustworthy or always effective.
An example of sure is someone who's positive they're getting a job for which they interviewed.
adjective
Careful to do something.
Be sure to turn off the stove.
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(obsolete) Free from harm or danger; safe.
adjective
Bound to come about or happen; inevitable.
A sure victory for the team.
adjective
Having one's course directed; destined or bound.
She is sure to succeed.
adjective
Certain not to miss, slip, or err; steady.
A sure grip on the suitcase.
adjective
Not hesitating or wavering; firm.
Sure convictions.
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Worthy of being trusted or depended on; reliable.
A sure friend.
adjective
Free from or marked by freedom from doubt.
She is sure of her friends.
adjective
Certain to act or be a specified way.
Be sure to lock the door when you leave.
adjective
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Brome.
I presume [...] that you had been sure as fast as faith could bind you, man and wife.
adjective
Bound or destined to do, experience, or be something specified.
Sure to be elected.
adjective
(informal) for sure
- Certainly; unquestionably:We'll win for sure.
idiom
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make sure
- To establish something without doubt; make certain:Make sure he writes it down.
idiom
sure enough
- As one might have expected; certainly.
idiom
to be sure
- Indeed; certainly.
idiom
for sure
- certain(ly); without doubt
idiom
make sure
- to be or cause to be certain
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sure enough
- certainly; without doubt
idiom
to be sure
- surely; certainly
idiom
Other Word Forms
Adjective
Base Form:
sure
Comparative:
surer
Superlative:
surestIdioms and Phrasal Verbs
Origin of sure
- Middle English from Old French safe from Latin sēcūrus secure
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Middle English sure, sur, from Middle French sur, from Old French seür, from Latin sÄ“cÅ«rus (“secure", literally “carefree"), from se (“apart") + cura (“care") (compare Old English orsorg (“carefree"), from or- (“without") + sorg (“care")). See cure. Displaced native Middle English wis, iwis (“certain, sure") (from Old English Ä¡ewis, Ä¡ewiss (“certain, sure")), Middle English siker (“sure, secure") (from Old English sicor (“secure, sure")).
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