certain
Betekenis (Engels)
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- Sure in one's mind, positive; absolutely confident in the truth of something.
- Not to be doubted or denied; established as a fact.
- Sure to happen, inevitable; assured.
- Unfailing; infallible.
- Fixed; regular; determinate.
- Particular and definite, but unspecified or unnamed; used to introduce someone or something without going into further detail.
- 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.
- Named but not previously mentioned.
- Used before the name of someone famous that people are expected to know.
- (obsolete) Determined; resolved.
Concepten
vaststaand
safe
bona fide
een of ander
Synoniemen
believe in
have faith in
not doubtful
what’s-his-name
I have no doubt
some sort of
be certain
attached to
free from doubt
as-certained
know for certain
make certain
Frequentie
Met koppelteken als
cer‧tain
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/ˈsɜːtn̩/
Etymologie (Engels)
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”).
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