sure meaning
EN[ʃɔː] [ʃʊə] [-ʊə(r)] [-ɔː(r)] [ʃʊɹ] [ʃɔɹ] [ʃɝ] [ʃoː]US
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- Sure may refer to:
- Seemingly unrelated regressions
- Sure, as probability, see certainty
- Sure (brand), a brand of antiperspirant deodorant
- Sure (Cable & Wireless), a telephone company operating in the British Crown dependencies
- Stein's unbiased risk estimate (SURE), in estimation theory
- The river Sauer
FR sure
- AdjectiveCOMsurerCOMmore sureSUPsurestSUPmost surePREsur-SUF-ure
- Physically secure and certain, non-failing, reliable.
- This investment is a sure thing. The bailiff had a sure grip on the prisoner's arm.
- Certain in one's knowledge or belief.
- The Celebrity, by arts unknown, induced Mrs. Judge Short and two other ladies to call at Mohair on an afternoon when Mr. Cooke was trying a trotter on the track. The three returned wondering and charmed with Mrs. Cooke; they were sure she had had no hand in the furnishing of that atrocious house.
- Certain to act or be a specified way.
- Be sure to lock the door when you leave.
- (obsolete) Free from danger; safe; secure.
- (obsolete) Betrothed; engaged to marry.
- Physically secure and certain, non-failing, reliable.
- AdverbCOMsurerCOMmore sureSUPsurestSUPmost sure
- (modal adverb) Without doubt.
- Sure he's coming! Why wouldn't he?
- "Did you kill that bear yourself? ―"I sure did!"
- (modal adverb) Without doubt.
- Interjection
- More Examples
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- Before we hand off the project to him, let's make sure to write some instructions.
- That guy sure can hold a grudge when something goes wrong.
- If I go near a skateboard, I'm sure I'm just going to goof up and fall off.
- Used in the Beginning of Sentence
- Sure they sell the product, but do they support it?
- Sure they sell the product, but do they provide support?
- Used in the Ending of Sentence
- I'll take a stab at the answer, but I don't really know for sure.
- If mother finds out I broke the window, she'll give me Hail Columbia for sure!
- Take a swipe at the answer, even if you're not sure.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of sure in English Dictionary
- Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
- Adjectives
- Adverbs
- Sentence adverbs
- Modal adverbs
- Modal adverbs
- Sentence adverbs
- Interjections
- Adjectives
Source: Wiktionary