certain

adjective · determiner · pronoun · nounB1

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adjective

Comparative

more certaincertainermost certaincertainest

Superlative

certainecertaynecerteine

1.
Sure in one's mind, positive; absolutely confident in the truth of something.
I was certain of my decision.
2.
Not to be doubted or denied; established as a fact.
Now that more experiments have been run, the theory is certain and the argument is settled.
3.
Sure to happen, inevitable; assured.
It is certain that Spain will reach the finals. / Spain is now certain to reach the finals. / Spain is now certain of a place in the finals.
Bankruptcy is the certain outcome of your constant gambling and lending.
4.
Unfailing; infallible.
5.
Fixed; regular; determinate.
at certain intervals
6.
Particular and definite, but unspecified or unnamed; used to introduce someone or something without going into further detail.
Every wine has a certain distinctive character which sets it apart from all others.
Each morning, she would see a certain man rush past her window on his way to work.
7.
(euphemistic)(euphemistic, preceded by "a") 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.
I would have been here on time, but a certain someone lost the car keys!
8.
(preceded by "a", of a person) Named but not previously mentioned.
Looking inside the cover, they learned that the book had once belonged to a certain R. Jones.
Đồng nghĩa: one
9.
(preceded by "a", of a person) Used before the name of someone famous that people are expected to know.
Since the last British government to make such a proposal was that of a certain Margaret Thatcher, it might not seem unreasonable.
Đồng nghĩa: one
10.
(obsolete)Determined; resolved.

determiner

certainecertaynecerteine

1.
Having been determined but not specified.
Certain people are good at running.

pronoun

certainecertaynecerteine

1.
(with of)Unnamed or undescribed members (of).
She mentioned a series of contracts, of which certain are not cited.
Đồng nghĩa: some

Từ liên quan

Đồng nghĩa

one somesome#Pronoununavoidable

Trái nghĩa

uncertain impossible incidental particular specificnot doubting uncertainsure to happen impossible, incidentalknown but not named particular specific

Cùng gốc / liên quan

certainnessnoncertain certainlycertain eventcertain personfor certainmake certainof a certainof a certain agecertaintycertain as death and taxescertain as death or taxesnothing is certain but death and taxes

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Nguồn gốc từ

ine-pro From Middle English certeyn, certein, certain, borrowed from Old French certain, from a - 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 wis, iwis (certain, sure) (from ġewiss) and alternative spelling sertane (some, certain).