certain

Betekenis (Engels)

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. 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.

zeker

gewis

vaststaand

safe

bona fide

een of ander

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/

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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