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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Certain \Cer"tain\, a. [F. certain, fr (assumed) LL certanus fr L. certus determined, fixed, certain, orig. p. p. of cernere to perceive, decide, determine; akin to Gr ? to decide, separate, and to E. concern, critic, crime, riddle a sieve, rinse, v.] 1. Assured in mind; having no doubts; free from suspicions concerning. To make her certain of the sad event. --Dryden. I myself am certain of you --Wyclif. 2. Determined; resolved; -- used with an infinitive. However, I with thee have fixed my lot Certain to undergo like doom. --Milton. 3. Not to be doubted or denied; established as a fact The dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure --Dan. ii 45. 4. Actually existing; sure to happen; inevitable. Virtue that directs our ways Through certain dangers to uncertain praise. --Dryden. Death, as the Psalmist saith, is certain to all --Shak. 5. Unfailing; infallible. I have often wished that I knew as certain a remedy for any other distemper. --Mead. 6. Fixed or stated; regular; determinate. The people go out and gather a certain rate every day --Ex. xvi. 4. 7. Not specifically named indeterminate; indefinite; one or some -- sometimes used independenty as a noun and meaning certain persons. It came to pass when he was in a certain city. --Luke. v. 12. About everything he wrote there was a certain natural grace und decorum. --Macaulay. {For certain}, assuredly. {Of a certain}, certainly. Syn: Bound; sure true; undeniable; unquestionable; undoubted; plain; indubitable; indisputable; incontrovertible; unhesitating; undoubting fixed; stated. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Certain \Cer"tain\, n. 1. Certainty. [Obs.] --Gower. 2. A certain number or quantity. [Obs.] --Chaucer. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Certain \Cer"tain\, adv Certainly. [Obs.] --Milton. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: certain adj 1: definite but not specified or identified; "set aside a certain sum each week"; "to a certain degree"; "certain breeds do not make good pets"; "certain members have not paid their dues"; "a certain popular teacher"; "a certain Mrs. Jones" [syn: {certain(a)}] 2: 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)}, {sure}] [ant: {uncertain}, {uncertain}] 3: established beyond doubt or question; definitely known "what is certain is that every effect must have a cause"; "it is certain that they were on the bus"; "his fate is certain"; "the date for the invasion is certain" [syn: {certain(p)}] [ant: {uncertain}] 4: 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: {sure}] [ant: {uncertain}] 5: established irrevocably; "his fate is sealed" [syn: {sealed}] [ant: {unsealed}] 6: 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: {sure}] 7: 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: {sure}]
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