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See sûre

English

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Etymology

From {{term|sur||lang=fro}} (or {{term|sure||lang=fro}}) < {{term|securus|sēcūrus|secure|lang=la}}

Pronunciation


Homophones


Adjective

  1. Physically secure and certain, non-failing, reliable.


Synonyms


Translations

Interjection

  1. Yes, of course.


Synonyms


Translations

References

  • 1996, T.F. Hoad, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Etymology, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0192830988


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Finnish

Verb

  1. {{fi-form of|type=verb|mood=indicative|tense=present connegative|surra}}
  2. {{fi-form of|type=verb|pr=second-person|pl=singular|mood=imperative|tense=present|surra}}
  3. {{fi-form of|type=verb|pr=second-person|pl=singular|mood=imperative|tense=present connegative|surra}}


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French

Adjective

sure

  1. feminine of sûr#French|sûr
  2. feminine of sur#French|sur


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Old English

Etymology

From Germanic, related to sur#Old English|sūr ‘sour’.

Pronunciation

IPA: /'su:re/

Noun

  1. sorrel


Category:Old English nouns

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Romanian

Adjective

sure

  1. plural feminine/neuter form of sur


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Swedish

Adjective

sure

  1. See sur


Category:Swedish adjective forms

fr:sure ko:sure io:sure it:sure ku:sure lo:sure hu:sure nl:sure ja:sure pl:sure simple:sure fi:sure sv:sure ta:sure te:sure vi:sure tr:sure

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Sure \Sure\, adv.
In a sure manner; safely; certainly. "Great, sure, shall be
thy meed." --Spenser.
[1913 Webster]

'T is pleasant, sure, to see one's name in print.
--Byron.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Sure \Sure\, a. [Compar. Surer; superl. Surest.] [OE. sur,
OF. se["u]r, F. s[^u]r, L. securus; se aside, without + cura
care. See Secure, and cf. Assure, Insure, Sicker
sure.]
1. Certainly knowing and believing; confident beyond doubt;
implicity trusting; unquestioning; positive.
[1913 Webster]

We are sure that the judgment of God is according to
truth against them which commit such things. --Rom.
ii. 2.
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I'm sure care 's an enemy of life. --Shak.
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2. Certain to find or retain; as, to be sure of game; to be
sure of success; to be sure of life or health.
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3. Fit or worthy to be depended on; certain not to fail or
disappoint expectation; unfailing; strong; permanent;
enduring. "His sure word." --Keble.
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The Lord will certainly make my lord a sure house;
because my lord fighteth the battles of the Lord.
--1 Sam. xxv.
28.
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The testimony of the Lord is sure. --Ps. xix. 7.
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Which put in good sure leather sacks. --Chapman.
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4. Betrothed; engaged to marry. [Obs.]
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The king was sure to Dame Elizabeth Lucy, and her
husband before God. --Sir T. More.
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I presume . . . that you had been sure as fast as
faith could bind you, man and wife. --Brome.
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5. Free from danger; safe; secure.
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Fear not; the forest is not three leagues off;
If we recover that we are sure enough. --Shak.
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To be sure, or Be sure, certainly; without doubt; as,
Shall you do? To be sure I shall.

To make sure.
(a) To make certain; to secure so that there can be no
failure of the purpose or object. "Make Cato sure."
--Addison. "A peace can not fail, provided we make
sure of Spain." --Sir W. Temple.
(b) To betroth. [Obs.]
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She that's made sure to him she loves not well.
--Cotgrave.
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Syn: Certain; unfailing; infallible; safe; firm; permanent;
steady; stable; strong; secure; indisputable; confident;
positive.
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WordNet sure
adj 1: having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and
assured; "felt certain of success"; "was sure (or
certain) she had seen it"; "was very sure in his
beliefs"; "sure of her friends" [syn: certain(p)]
[ant: uncertain, uncertain]
2: exercising or taking care great enough to bring assurance;
"be certain to disconnect the iron when you are through";
"be sure to lock the doors" [syn: certain]
3: certain to occur; destined or inevitable; "he was certain to
fail"; "his fate is certain"; "In this life nothing is
certain but death and taxes"- Benjamin Franklin; "he faced
certain death"; "sudden but sure regret"; "he is sure to
win" [syn: certain] [ant: uncertain]
4: physically secure or dependable; "a sure footing"; "was on
sure ground"
5: capable of being depended on; "a quick and certain remedy";
"a sure way to distinguish the two"; "wood dust is a sure
sign of termites" [syn: certain]
6: (of persons) worthy of trust or confidence; "a sure (or
trusted) friend" [syn: trusted]
7: infallible or unfailing; "a sure (or true) sign of one's
commitment"
8: certain not to fail; "a sure hand on the throttle"
9: impossible to doubt or dispute; "indisputable (or sure)
proof" [syn: indisputable]
adv : definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used
informally for `surely'); "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" [syn: surely, certainly, {for
sure}, for certain, sure enough, sure as shooting]
Moby Dictionary
OK , Roger , abiding , absolute , absolutely , accurate , adducible ,
admissible , agape , agog , all agog , all right , alright , alrighty ,
amen , anticipant , anticipating , anticipative , anticipatory ,
apodictic , arrogant , as you say , assured , assuredly , attestative ,
attestive , authentic , awaiting , aye , based on , believing , bound ,
by all means , calculable , certain , certainly , certified ,
changeless , circumstantial , clear , clear and distinct ,
clear as day , cocksure , cocky , conclusive , confident , constant ,
convinced , convincing , covered , cumulative , da , damning , decided ,
decisive , definite , dependable , determinate , determinative ,
determined , devout , documentary , documented , dogmatic , doubtless ,
eager , effective , enduring , ensured , established , evidential ,
evidentiary , ex parte , exactly , expectant , expecting , eye-witness ,
factual , faithful , faithworthy , fast , fated , fateful , fideistic ,
final , fine , firm , firsthand , fixed , foolproof , forearmed ,
forestalling , forewarned , founded on , gaping , genuine , good ,
good enough , grounded on , guaranteed , hear , hearsay , hopeful ,
hubristic , implicit , impressed with , in anticipation ,
in expectation , incontestable , incontrovertible , incorruptible ,
indeed , indeedy , indefeasible , indicative , indisputable ,
indubitable , ineluctable , inerrable , inerrant , inescapable ,
inevasible , inevitable , inexorable , infallible , inflexible ,
insured , invincible , inviolable , irrefutable , irresistible ,
irrevocable , ja , just so , looking for , looking forward to ,
mais oui , material , most assuredly , naturally , naturellement ,
necessary , never-failing , not surprised , nuncupative , of course ,
okay , optimistic , oui , overconfident , oversure , overweening ,
overwhelming , perfectly sure , persuaded , pert , pietistic , pious ,
pistic , poised , pompous , positive , positively , precisely ,
predestined , predetermined , predictable , prepared , presumptive ,
probative , proud , proven , quite , rather , ready , real , really ,
reassured , reliable , resistless , responsible , right , righto , safe ,
sanguine , satisfied , secure , secured , self-assured , self-confident ,
self-important , self-possessed , self-reliant , self-satisfied , set ,
significant , sold on , solid , sound , stable , staunch , steadfast ,
steady , straight , strong , substantial , suggestive , sure as death ,
sure as fate , sure thing , sure-enough , sure-fire , surefire , surely ,
symptomatic , telling , tested , to be sure , to be trusted , tried ,
tried and true , true , truly , trustable , trustworthy , trusty ,
unafraid , unambiguous , unavoidable , unchangeable , unchanging ,
uncompromising , uncontestable , uncontrollable , undeflectable ,
undeniable , under the impression , undeviating , undoubtful ,
undoubting , unequivocal , unerring , unfailing , unfalse , unfaltering ,
unflinching , unhesitating , univocal , unmistakable , unperfidious ,
unpreventable , unqualified , unquestionable , unquestioning ,
unshakable , unshakeable , unshaken , unstoppable , unsurprised ,
unswerving , untreacherous , unvarying , unwavering , unyielding ,
valid , very well , waiting , waiting for , warranted , watching for ,
weighty , well and good , well-founded , well-grounded , wholehearted ,
why yes , yea , yeah , yep , yes , yes indeed , yes indeedy , yes sir ,
yes sirree


FOLDOC Sure

["Towards a Broader Basis for Logic Programming", Bharat
Jayaraman, TR CS Dept, SUNY Buffalo, 1990].

(1995-01-05)


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