certain

Meaning

Adj

1. certain, guaranteed (sure, positive)
2. certain (specified, particular)
3. certain (of indefinite, unknown or simply unmentioned identity, quality or quantity) (prepositive to the noun it modifies, and usually preceded by an indefinite article)

Det

certain: a determined but unspecified amount of; some

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sɛʁ.tɛ̃/

Etymology

Inherited from Old French certain, from Vulgar Latin unattested form *certānus, extended form of Latin certus (“fixed, resolved, certain”).

Sentences

Vivant dans un certain dénuement , Schönberg continue d'enseigner jusqu'à sa mort .

Living in a state of destitution, Schönberg continued to teach until his death.

Il prône un certain humanisme classique entre tradition et innovation .

He advocates a certain classical humanism between tradition and innovation.

Enfin , il est certain qu’une réforme des professions réglementées pourrait dynamiser l’économie française .

Finally, it is certain that a reform of the regulated professions could boost the French economy.