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   sure

   /ʃʊə/

   adjective

   • 1. completely confident that one is right: "I'm sure I've seen that dress before" Similar certainpositiveconvinceddefiniteconfidentdecidedassuredsecuresatisfiedpersuadedeasy in one's mindfree from doubtunhesitatingunwaveringunfalteringunvacillatingunshakeableunshakenOpposite unsureuncertaindoubtful
   • 2. certain to receive, get, or do something: "United are sure of a UEFA Cup place" Similar confidentcertainassuredwith no doubts aboutbounddestinedfatedpredestinedvery likelyinformal:nailed onOpposite unlikely
   • 3. true beyond any doubt: "what is sure is that learning is a complex business" Similar unquestionableindisputableincontestableirrefutableincontrovertibleundeniableindubitablebeyond questionbeyond doubtundoubtedabsolutecategoricaltruecertainwell groundedwell foundedprovensettleddecidedobviousevidentplainclearconclusivefinaldefiniteunmistakablemanifestpatent
   • ▪ able to be relied on or trusted: "her neck was red—a sure sign of agitation" Similar guaranteedunfailinginfallibleunerringassuredcertaininevitableincontestableirrevocableinformal:sure-firein the bagas sure as eggs is eggsreliabledependabletrustworthyunfailinginfalliblenever-failingcertainunambiguoustestedtried and truetruefoolproofestablishedeffectiveefficaciousinformal:sure-fire
   • 4. showing confidence or assurance: "the drawings impress by their sure sense of rhythm" Similar firmsteadystablesecureconfidentsolidsteadfastunhesitatingunfalteringunwaveringunswerving

   adverb

   • 1. certainly (used for emphasis): informal North American "Texas sure was a great place to grow up"
   • ▪ used to show assent: informal North American "‘Are you serious?’ ‘Sure.’"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French sur, from Latin securus ‘free from care’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. sureness noun

   Scrabble Points: 4

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