certain

Signification (Anglais)

Adj

1. Sure in one's mind, positive; absolutely confident in the truth of something.
2. Not to be doubted or denied; established as a fact.
3. Sure to happen, inevitable; assured.
4. Unfailing; infallible.
5. Fixed; regular; determinate.
6. Particular and definite, but unspecified or unnamed; used to introduce someone or something without going into further detail.
7. (euphemistic) Used to denote that the speaker is referring to a specific person or thing that they do not want to name directly, implying that the listener should infer the identity of the referent.
8. Named but not previously mentioned.
9. Used before the name of someone famous that people are expected to know.
10. (obsolete) Determined; resolved.

Det

Having been determined but not specified.

Pron

Unnamed or undescribed members (of).

Concepts

certain

sûr

assuré

certains

quelques

c’est sûr

garanti

déterminé

indubitable

particulier

précis

prédéfini

spécifique

sûre

tel

telle

défini

incontestable

incontesté

réglé

sűr

assurément

authentique

autre

autrui

certainement

convaincu

fixé

Synonymes

sure

definite

some

confident

true

fixed

clear

particular

assured

positive

inevitable

secure

safe

convinced

unavoidable

reliable

other

obvious

specific

real

distinct

one

inescapable

surely

undoubted

undeniable

special

trustworthy

settled

constant

decided

doubtless

absolute

a few

🤏

another

believe

believe in

certainty

cocksure

dependable

evident

given

guaranteed

incontrovertible

indisputable

plain

prescribed

sealed

self-evident

stable

unquestionable

various

have faith in

such and such

individual

indubitable

established

ensured

infallible

invariable

irrefutable

isolated

lasting

many

necessary

effective

durable

one by one

good

👍

others

divers

persuaded

of sorts

determined

precise

not doubtful

pronounced

proof

question

❓

determinate

regularised

regularized

definitely

responsible

defined

what’s-his-name

content

I have no doubt

set

conclusive

several

slight

smug

so and so

certainly

some kind of

someone

some sort of

bound

benign

specified

be certain

standardised

standardized

stated

strong

bankable

authentic

swear

attached to

truly

apodictic

truth

apodeictic

unchanging

accurate

unknown

unequivocal

unfailing

uniform

unmistakable

unmistaken

safety

unquestioning

free from doubt

very

visible

without doubt

faithful

firm

exact

foolproof

yes

as-certained

harmless

honest

immovable

implicit

know for certain

indeed

make certain

Traductions

sicher

seguro

cierto

gewiss

zeker

bestimmt

gewis

stellig

vast

muayyen

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈsɜːtn̩/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: certeyn

Appartenant à moyen anglais: -

Appartenant à ancien anglais: ġewiss

In summary

From Middle English certeyn, certein, certain, borrowed from Old French certain, from a Vulgar Latin unattested form *certānus, extended form of Latin certus (“fixed, resolved, certain”), of the same origin as cretus, past participle of cernere (“to separate, perceive, decide”). Displaced native Middle English wis, iwis (“certain, sure”) (from Old English ġewiss (“certain, sure”)) and alternative Middle English spelling sertane (“some, certain”).

Phrases

Pollination is by certain insects , namely the belid weevil "Rhopalotria mollis".

La pollinisation est de certains insectes, à savoir le wevil de Belid "Rhopalotria mollis".