sure

Betekenis (Engels)

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.

Concepten

zeker

gewis

stellig

vast

wis

vaststaand

verzekerd

veilig

betrouwbaar

vertrouwd

safe

bona fide

geborgen

gegeven

goedaardig

ongetwijfeld

ongevaarlijk

behouden

uiteraard

Synoniemen

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

Vertalingen

seguro

sûr

sicher

certain

sicuro

certo

σίγουρος

certo

segur

seguro

certainement

ασφαλής

certus

bien sûr

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ʃʊə/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: sure

Verwant aan Oudengels: orsorg

Verwant aan Middelengels: siker

Verwant aan Oudengels: 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.

Zinnen

Oh , to be sure !

Oh, zeker!

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

Weet je zeker dat Joe Case volgende week aan de gang is?

Are you sure this is Claire .

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

Ik denk dat het afgelopen donderdag was, maar ik weet het niet zeker.

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

Je kunt er zeker van zijn dat ze dat niet zijn wanneer iemand je vertelt dat ze wijs zijn.

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

Doctor Breslin, de vice -president van de universiteit, was niet zo zeker.