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certain

If you are certain of something, you believe it to be true without doubt. If something is certain, it will happen without doubt. If you make certain of something, you check that it is true or correct.

certain

Used to talk about groups or individuals without saying exactly which one(s). Certain problems can be solved with very simple math. Her job gave her a certain freedom. Certain of the members did not agree.

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definite but not specified or identified set aside a certain sum each week to a certain degree certain breeds do not make good pets certain members have not paid their dues a certain popular teacher a certain Mrs. Jones (= sure) having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured felt certain of success was sure (or certain) she had seen it was very sure in his beliefs sure of her friends established beyond doubt or question; definitely known what is certain is that every effect must have a cause it is certain that they were on the bus his fate is certain the date for the invasion is certain (= sure) certain to occur; destined or inevitable he was certain to fail his fate is certain In this life nothing is certain but death and taxes — Benjamin Franklin he faced certain death sudden but sure regret he is sure to win (= sure) exercising or taking care great enough to bring assurance be certain to disconnect the iron when you are through be sure to lock the doors (= sure) reliable in operation or effect a quick and certain remedy a sure way to distinguish the two wood dust is a sure sign of termites (= sealed) established irrevocably his fate is sealed

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Simple sentences

He is certain to come.
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For certain tasks, my computer can be very useful.
Are you certain Tom is the one?
There's a monster under my bed, I'm certain of that.
I'm quite certain Tom didn't win.
That also requires a certain courage.
It is difficult to forget certain things.
It is difficult to understand certain things.
Are you certain?
I wish I could care more about my grades but it seems that, at a certain point of my life, I decided they wouldn't be so important anymore.
I'm certain of your success.
Your eyes have a certain magnetism.
It is certain that the price of gold will go up.
A certain problem may come about.
We were certain of winning the game.
It is certain that Lucy will marry the pop singer.
You have certain privileges and therefore corresponding responsibilities.
Make certain where the emergency exit is before you go to bed at a hotel.
I don't know for certain.
I didn't know for certain which train to take.
That's not absolutely certain.
Please make certain your seat belt is fastened.
Lucy is certain to come.
The old cottage has a certain charm about it.
That song reminds me of a certain girl.
I found the rumor to be true to a certain extent.
This is a slow but certain way.
This book has a certain value.
This credit card entitles us to certain privileges.

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In five years, we will know for certain, from Kepler's results, how frequent Earth-like planets are.
Just act normal, and at a certain point, the Commandant will contact you.
There is, if you'll excuse the pun, a certain kind of poetic justice to Declan being turned into a woman, and a young woman at that.
Certain tattooists specialise in certain fonts.
You seem certain about that.
Well, clearly this Santa was intent on delivering a certain kind of present.
It would be useful if we knew for certain.
But either way, we know for certain that both of these crimes are connected to this competition.
Yeah but you alone, this gives you a certain clarity.
I must be certain!
The only thing for certain was that he paid his people well.
A lot of drafts and white paper were circulating in a certain department.
Sometimes I think on certain things.
Such a car produces a sound of a certain tone.
I'm certain Napoleon III is against confinement.
I'm sorry to say this, but it's become apparent that you're lacking in certain leadership qualities.
Well, I can't really be certain, but if there's a controller in there, might be wise to check it out.
Listen, Joe. I feel so certain. Being like this will make us so much happier.
Are you certain we should answer?
So you are certain of being saved?
What a grand feeling, when your lips meet mine. That certain something comes stealing up and down my spine.
What a grand feeling, when your lips touch mine. That certain something comes stealing up and down my spine.
Certain.
It's just possible that a certain low-down coyote left his sign there.
Honey Girl, it isn't safe to be sitting in a rocking chair, when there are certain persons present.
Dead certain.
A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF NERVES LOOKS REAL.
People and robots not marked for certain zones may come and go.
Now, listen, Jerry, I don't want to butt in, but I have noticed certain symptoms in that young lady.
But she had a certain quality that.
Now, if you were a man and a certain girl had made a sucker out of you. Heh..once upon a time, how would you get even with her?
In my experiments, I have found. that certain chemicals have the power.
You have to accept certain things.
I expect a man in your position. to observe certain traditions.
As a matter of fact, I'm scared stiff. And being reasonably certain that someone's going to get a punch in the jaw. I'm going to make sure it isn't me.
I was desperately in need of a certain big sum of money.
Nevertheless, I feel I have a right to ask you certain questions.
Oh, it's certain.

News and current affairs

There is probably some slight truth - and also a certain degree of irony - to this argument.
First, we must make certain that the relevant legislation to meet the challenge of terrorism is strictly temporary.
First, funds from different sources of finance are interchangeable to a certain degree: deficiency of funds for one component of total debt can be supplemented by surplus funds originally aimed at financing other components.
While this system does provide incentives for certain kinds of research by making innovation profitable, it allows drug companies to drive up prices, and the incentives do not necessarily correspond to social returns.
But the research is advancing fast, and it is almost certain to suggest new ways to reshape our moral intuitions, sentiments, and motivations.
Kosovo would acquire limited independence, with its status rising from a province of a sovereign state to an international subject capable of entering into certain agreements with other states and even joining the UN.
Indeed, when a president volunteers to reduce the powers of his own office, you can be certain that he is up to no good.
Less certain is whether he will feel secure enough to hold a presidential election (or any other kind of election) if he cannot change the constitution in a way that guarantees his continued misrule.
Still, some suggest that because we are not certain about how bad global warming will be, we should do little or nothing.
For such a deal to become possible, certain preconditions must be met.
The time is right for a new global settlement that targets growth, addresses crisis conditions in certain parts of the world, and rebalances the global economy to set it back on a path of strong and steady growth.
Certain crops can be grown in their own homes.
Far from being willing to coerce people to live in a certain way, German conservatives seek a politics that recognizes limits - the limits of the state, the market, and the individual.
The EU was founded in recognition that certain goals could only be achieved through cooperation.
Indeed, we don't even know for certain whether this was such an instance.
The hallmarks of this narrative are familiar to anyone who has studied the transmission of certain story categories in times of crisis.
Finally, even rational people have become more receptive to certain conspiracy theories because, in the last eight years, we actually have seen some sophisticated conspiracies.
It was they who exposed the complicity of certain foreign powers in an ongoing crime against humanity.
In a certain sense, Arafat is the Palestinian Authority (PA).
It is virtually certain that many of the MDGs will not have been met by the end of 2015, but there have been striking successes in some areas.
Historians have the luxury of debating whether terrorism may have been justified in certain situations in the past.

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