certain

/ˈsɝtn̩//ˈsɜːtn̩/

noun

  1. 1

    (with "the") Something certain.

adjective

  1. 1

    Sure, positive, not doubting.

    I was certain of my decision.
  2. 2

    Determined; resolved.

  3. 3

    Not to be doubted or denied; established as a fact.

  4. 4

    Actually existing; sure to happen; inevitable.

    Bankruptcy is the certain outcome of your constant gambling and lending.
  5. 5

    Unfailing; infallible.

  6. 6

    I have often wished , that I knew so certain a remedy in any other disease

  7. 7

    Fixed or stated; regular; determinate.

  8. 8

    Known but not specifically named; indeterminate; indefinite; one or some; sometimes used independently as a noun, and meaning certain persons; see also "one".

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pronoun

  1. 1

    (with of) Unnamed or undescribed members (of).

    There were serious objections to certain of the proposals.

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