sure

Signification (Anglais)

Adj

1. Physically secure and certain, non-failing, reliable.
2. Certain in one's knowledge or belief.
3. Certain to act or be a specified way.
4. (obsolete) Free from danger; safe; secure.
5. (obsolete) Betrothed; engaged to marry.

Adv

1. (modal) Without doubt, certainly.
2. (archaic) Without fail, surely.

Intj

1. Yes; of course.
2. Yes; I guess; you could say that; a weak or noncommittal positive response.
3. You're welcome; polite response to being thanked.

Concepts

sûr

certain

certainement

bien sûr

assuré

sûre

certes

sérieux

avec plaisir

assurément

sûrement

sur

🔛

surement

véritablement

biensûr

d’accord

en réalité

pour sûr

sans doute

sans perte

sűr

d'accord

avec gain assuré

absolument

non peut-être

authentique

de fait

évidemment

fiable

gagnant

indubitable

ouais

parfaitement

réellement

stable

Synonymes

certain

safe

definite

secure

certainly

confident

positive

of course

assured

convinced

reliable

true

surely

dependable

indeed

sure enough

undoubted

for certain

firm

trustworthy

doubtless

sure as shooting

unfailing

indisputable

accurate

steady

for sure

stable

real

exact

trusted

okay

doubtlessly

inevitable

yes

definitely

yeah

authentic

unerring

serious

fixed

responsible

truly

faithful

cocksure

quite

really

absolutely

destined

benign

Traductions

seguro

sicher

sicuro

certo

zeker

σίγουρος

certo

seguro

segur

gewis

ασφαλής

certus

stellig

sicuramente

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ʃʊə/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: sure

Appartenant à ancien anglais: orsorg

Appartenant à moyen anglais: siker

Appartenant à ancien anglais: sicor

In summary

From Middle English sure, seur, sur, from Middle French sur or Old French seür, from Latin sēcūrus (“secure”, literally “carefree”), from sē- (“apart”) + cūra (“care”) (compare Old English orsorg (“carefree”), from or- (“without”) + sorg (“care”)). See cure. Doublet of secure and the now obsolete or dialectal sicker (“certain, safe”).
Displaced native Middle English wis, iwis (“certain, sure”) (from Old English ġewis, ġewiss (“certain, sure”)), as well as Middle English siker (“sure, secure”) (from Old English sicor (“secure, sure”)) with which it was cognate.

Phrases

Oh , to be sure !

Oh, pour être sûr!

Are you sure that Joe case is going on next week ?

Êtes-vous sûr que Joe Case se déroule la semaine prochaine?

Are you sure this is Claire .

I think it was last Thursday , but I am not sure .

Je pense que c'était jeudi dernier, mais je ne suis pas sûr.

You can be sure that they aren't when someone tells you they are wise .

Vous pouvez être sûr que ce n'est pas le cas lorsque quelqu'un vous dit qu'il est sage.

Doctor Breslin , the university vice president , was not so sure .

Le docteur Breslin, vice-président de l'université, n'était pas si sûr.