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I. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Definitely or positively ('sure' is sometimes used informally for 'surely')
Example:
sure he'll come
Synonyms:
certainly; for certain; for sure; sure; sure as shooting; sure enough; surely
Classified under:
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
Context examples:
Selenium may be chemoprotective for certain cancers, particularly prostate cancer.
(L-Selenomethionine, NCI Thesaurus)
These patients may also have an increased risk for certain types of non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
(HCV, NCI Dictionary)
The extremely low birth weight babies had a higher risk for certain mental health problems.
(Tiny Babies May Face Mental Health Problems Later, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
A coded value specifying the anatomical grouping that consists of organs and organ subclasses that are together responsible for certain body functions.
(Body System Code, NCI Thesaurus)
Having too much sugar, salt, or fat in your diet can raise your risk for certain diseases.
(How dietary factors influence disease risk, NIH)
It was such a stupendous thing to know for certain that she put her hair in papers.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
“I can only say for certain that Mr. Joseph Harrison is a gentleman to whose mercy I should be extremely unwilling to trust.”
(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
"It knows for certain more'n a self-respectin' wolf ought to know," Henry agreed.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
This regulation is thought to be critical for certain types of learning and memory, and in amplifying signals in neurons.
(Eye cells may use math to detect motion, NIH)
Moreover, before I definitively resolve on quitting England, I will know for certain whether I cannot be of greater use by remaining in it than by leaving it.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
