certain meaning
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[ˈsɜːtn̩] [ˈsɝtn̩] [ˈsɝtən] [-ɜː(ɹ)tən] 
CA US WCertain
FR certain 
- AdjectiveCOMmore certainSUPmost certainSUF-ain
- Sure, positive, not doubting.
- I was certain of my decision.
- OBS Determined; resolved.
- Not to be doubted or denied; established as a fact.
- Actually existing; sure to happen; inevitable.
- Bankruptcy is the certain outcome of your constant gambling and lending.
- Unfailing; infallible.
- Fixed or stated; regular; determinate.
- Not specifically named; indeterminate; indefinite; one or some; sometimes used independently as a noun, and meaning certain persons; see also "one".
- Sure, positive, not doubting.
- Determiner
- Having been determined but unspecified. The quality of some particular subject or object which is known by the speaker to have been specifically singled out among similar entities of its class.
- Having been determined but unspecified. The quality of some particular subject or object which is known by the speaker to have been specifically singled out among similar entities of its class.
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- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- Note: Before certain letters, in- becomes: il- before l, e.g. illusion im- before b, m, or p, e.g. imperil ir- before r, e.g. irrigate
- And a certain woman cast a piece of a millstone upon Abimelech's head, and all tobrake his skull. --Judges 9:53, KJV
- This bound almost matches the known upper bound for graphs and, in a certain sense, is the best possible for graphons.
- Used in the Beginning of Sentence
- Certain plants, viperine snake venom, resin and various bacteria contain toxalbumins
- Certain wagering individuals would profit from the outcome. ( adjectival )
- Certain minerals may exsolve into the atmosphere from an erupting volcano.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of certain in English Dictionary
- Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
- Adjectives
- Determiners
- Adjectives
Source: Wiktionary
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Grammatically, this word "certain" is an adjective. It's also a determiner.