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sure meaning

EN[ʃɔː] [ʃʊə] [-ʊə(r)] [-ɔː(r)] [ʃʊɹ] [ʃɔɹ] [ʃɝ] [ʃoː]
US
WSure
  • 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

    Definition of sure in English Dictionary

  • AdjectiveCOMsurerCOMmore sureSUPsurestSUPmost surePREsur-SUF-ure
    1. Physically secure and certain, non-failing, reliable.
      1. This investment is a sure thing.   The bailiff had a sure grip on the prisoner's arm. ‎
    2. Certain in one's knowledge or belief.
      1. 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.
    3. Certain to act or be a specified way.
      1. Be sure to lock the door when you leave. ‎
    4. (obsolete) Free from danger; safe; secure.
      1. (obsolete) Betrothed; engaged to marry.
      2. AdverbCOMsurerCOMmore sureSUPsurestSUPmost sure
        1. (modal adverb) Without doubt.
          1. Sure he's coming! Why wouldn't he?
          2. "Did you kill that bear yourself? ―"I sure did!"
      3. Interjection
        1. Yes. (Expresses noncommittal agreement or consent.).
          1. "Do you want me to put this in the garage?" "Sure, go ahead." ‎
        2. Yes; of course.
          1. "Could you tell me where the washrooms are?" "Sure, they're in the corner over there." ‎
      4. More Examples
        1. 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.
        2. 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?
        3. 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.
      • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
        1. Adjectives
          • Adverbs
            • Sentence adverbs
              • Modal adverbs
            • Interjections
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            1. fr sure
            2. en surely
            3. en sure-fire
            4. en surer
            5. fr sures
            Source: Wiktionary

            Meaning of sure for the defined word.

            Grammatically, this word "sure" is an adjective. It's also an adverb, more specifically, a sentence adverb. It's also an interjection.
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