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21certain — [adj1] confident assertive, assured, believing, calm, cocksure, convinced, positive, questionless, sanguine, satisfied, secure, selfconfident, sure, unconcerned, undisturbed, undoubtful, undoubting, unperturbed, untroubled; concept 403 Ant.… …
22Sure Start — logo Sure Start is a UK Government initiative applying in England, originating with HM Treasury, with the aim of giving children the best possible start in life through improvement of childcare, early education, health and family support, with an …
23certain — I (fixed) adjective absolute, assured, attested, certified, changeless, conclusive, confident, confirmed, decided, decisive, definite, determinate, determined, firm, guaranteed, incontestable, incontrovertible, indisputable, indubitable,… …
24sure — ► ADJECTIVE 1) completely confident that one is right. 2) (sure of/to do) certain to receive, get, or do. 3) undoubtedly true; completely reliable. 4) steady and confident. ► ADVERB informal ▪ certainly …
25sure — c.1300, safe, secure, later mentally certain (mid 15c.), from O.Fr. sur, seur safe, secure, from L. securus free from care, untroubled, heedless, safe (see SECURE (Cf. secure)). Pronunciation development followed that of SUGAR (Cf. sugar). As an… …
26sure — index affirmative, axiomatic, believable, certain (fixed), certain (positive), clear (certain) …
27certain — c.1300, determined, fixed, from O.Fr. certain reliable, sure, assured (12c.), from V.L. *certanus, from L. certus sure, fixed, settled, determined, originally a variant pp. of cernere to distinguish, decide, lit. to sift, separate (see CRISIS (Cf …
28CERTAIN — CERTAIN, CERTITUDE. Je suis certain; j ai des amis; ma fortune est sûre; mes parents ne m abandonneront jamais; on me rendra justice; mon ouvrage est bon, il sera bien reçu; on me doit, on me paiera; mon amant sera fidèle, il l a juré; le… …
29certain — adj 1 positive, *sure, cocksure Analogous words: *confident, assured, sanguine Antonyms: uncertain Contrasted words: *doubtful, dubious, questionable 2 Certain, inevitable, necessary are comparable when they mean bound to follow in obedience to… …
30sure-fire — sure ,fire adjective certain to be successful: a sure fire way to make new friends …
