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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Certain \Cer"tain\, a. [F. certain, fr. (assumed) LL. certanus,
     fr. L. certus determined, fixed, certain, orig. p. p. of
     cernere to perceive, decide, determine; akin to Gr. ? to
     decide, separate, and to E. concern, critic, crime, riddle a
     sieve, rinse, v.]
     1. Assured in mind; having no doubts; free from suspicions
        concerning.
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              To make her certain of the sad event. --Dryden.
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              I myself am certain of you.           --Wyclif.
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     2. Determined; resolved; -- used with an infinitive.
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              However, I with thee have fixed my lot,
              Certain to undergo like doom.         --Milton.
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     3. Not to be doubted or denied; established as a fact.
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              The dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof
              sure.                                 --Dan. ii. 45.
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     4. Actually existing; sure to happen; inevitable.
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              Virtue that directs our ways
              Through certain dangers to uncertain praise.
                                                    --Dryden.
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              Death, as the Psalmist saith, is certain to all.
                                                    --Shak.
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     5. Unfailing; infallible.
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              I have often wished that I knew as certain a remedy
              for any other distemper.              --Mead.
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     6. Fixed or stated; regular; determinate.
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              The people go out and gather a certain rate every
              day.                                  --Ex. xvi. 4.
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     7. Not specifically named; indeterminate; indefinite; one or
        some; -- sometimes used independenty as a noun, and
        meaning certain persons.
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              It came to pass when he was in a certain city.
                                                    --Luke. v. 12.
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              About everything he wrote there was a certain
              natural grace und decorum.            --Macaulay.
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     For certain, assuredly.
  
     Of a certain, certainly.
  
     Syn: Bound; sure; true; undeniable; unquestionable;
          undoubted; plain; indubitable; indisputable;
          incontrovertible; unhesitating; undoubting; fixed;
          stated.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Certain \Cer"tain\, n.
     1. Certainty. [Obs.] --Gower.
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     2. A certain number or quantity. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Certain \Cer"tain\, adv.
     Certainly. [Obs.] --Milton.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Certain \Cer"tain\, a. [F. certain, fr. (assumed) LL. certanus,
     fr. L. certus determined, fixed, certain, orig. p. p. of
     cernere to perceive, decide, determine; akin to Gr. ? to
     decide, separate, and to E. concern, critic, crime, riddle a
     sieve, rinse, v.]
     1. Assured in mind; having no doubts; free from suspicions
        concerning.
  
              To make her certain of the sad event. --Dryden.
  
              I myself am certain of you.           --Wyclif.
  
     2. Determined; resolved; -- used with an infinitive.
  
              However, I with thee have fixed my lot, Certain to
              undergo like doom.                    --Milton.
  
     3. Not to be doubted or denied; established as a fact.
  
              The dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof
              sure.                                 --Dan. ii. 45.
  
     4. Actually existing; sure to happen; inevitable.
  
              Virtue that directs our ways Through certain dangers
              to uncertain praise.                  --Dryden.
  
              Death, as the Psalmist saith, is certain to all.
                                                    --Shak.
  
     5. Unfailing; infallible.
  
              I have often wished that I knew as certain a remedy
              for any other distemper.              --Mead.
  
     6. Fixed or stated; regular; determinate.
  
              The people go out and gather a certain rate every
              day.                                  --Ex. xvi. 4.
  
     7. Not specifically named; indeterminate; indefinite; one or
        some; -- sometimes used independenty as a noun, and
        meaning certain persons.
  
              It came to pass when he was in a certain city.
                                                    --Luke. v. 12.
  
              About everything he wrote there was a certain
              natural grace und decorum.            --Macaulay.
  
     For certain, assuredly.
  
     Of a certain, certainly.
  
     Syn: Bound; sure; true; undeniable; unquestionable;
          undoubted; plain; indubitable; indisputable;
          incontrovertible; unhesitating; undoubting; fixed;
          stated.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Certain \Cer"tain\, n.
     1. Certainty. [Obs.] --Gower.
  
     2. A certain number or quantity. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Certain \Cer"tain\, adv.
     Certainly. [Obs.] --Milton.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  certain
       adj 1: 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" [syn: certain(a)]
       2: 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" [syn: certain(p), sure] [ant: uncertain,
           uncertain]
       3: 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" [syn: certain(p)]
          [ant: uncertain]
       4: 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" [syn: sure] [ant: uncertain]
       5: established irrevocably; "his fate is sealed" [syn: sealed]
          [ant: unsealed]
       6: capable of being depended on; "a quick and certain remedy";
          "a sure way to distinguish the two"; "wood dust is a sure
          sign of termites" [syn: sure]
       7: 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" [syn: sure]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  certain
     Γαλλικά a.
     1 βέβαιος, σίγουρος
     2 ορισμένος

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  certain
     French a.
     1 (l en certain), for certain, indubitably
     2 (l en certain) (gloss: of indefinite, unknown or simply unmentioned
  identity, quality or quantity) (q: prepositive to the noun it modifies,
  and usually preceded by an indefinite article)
     3 (l en certain) (gloss: sure, positive) (q: postpositive to the
  modified noun)
     4 (l en certain) (gloss: fixed, determined)
     5 (l en certain) (gloss: specified, particular)
     French det.
     (l en certain): a determined but specify amount of ; some
     French n.
     (l en certain); certainty
     Old French a.
     (l en certain); sure

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Certain
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  certain
     a.
     1 sure in one's mind, positive; absolutely confident in the truth of
  something.
     2 Not to be doubted or denied; established as a fact.
     3 Sure to happen, inevitable; assured.
     4 Unfailing; infallible.
     5 fixed; regular; determinate.
     6 particular and definite, but unspecified or unnamed; (n-g: used to
  introduce someone or something without going into further detail).
     7 (lb en preceded by "a" of a person) named but not
  previously mentioned.
     8 (lb en obsolete) Determined; resolved.
     det.
     Having been determined but not specified.
     pron.
     (lb en with ''of'') Unnamed or undescribed members (of).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Certain
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  certain
     French a.
     1 (l en certain), for certain, indubitably
     2 (l en certain) (gloss: of indefinite, unknown or simply unmentioned
  identity, quality or quantity) (q: prepositive to the noun it modifies,
  and usually preceded by an indefinite article)
     3 (l en certain) (gloss: sure, positive) (q: postpositive to the
  modified noun)
     4 (l en certain) (gloss: fixed, determined)
     5 (l en certain) (gloss: specified, particular)
     French det.
     (l en certain): a determined but specify amount of ; some
     French n.
     (l en certain); certainty
     Old French a.
     (l en certain); sure

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Certain
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  certain
     French a.
     1 (l en certain), for certain, indubitably
     2 (l en certain) (gloss: of indefinite, unknown or simply unmentioned
  identity, quality or quantity) (q: prepositive to the noun it modifies,
  and usually preceded by an indefinite article)
     3 (l en certain) (gloss: sure, positive) (q: postpositive to the
  modified noun)
     4 (l en certain) (gloss: fixed, determined)
     5 (l en certain) (gloss: specified, particular)
     French det.
     (l en certain): a determined but specify amount of ; some
     French n.
     (l en certain); certainty
     Old French a.
     (l en certain); sure

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Certain
     n.
     (surname: en).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  certain
     Ranska a.
     1 varma
     2 määrätty, tietty, tietynlainen

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  certain
     Franska a.
     1 säker, tveklös
     2 bestämd
     3 viss

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Certain /sˈɜːtən/
  متأكّد

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  certain //ˈsɜːtn̩// //ˈsɝtn̩// //ˈsɝtən// //ˈsɝʔn̩// 
  1. някакъв, някой си
  not specifically named, indeterminate, indefinite
  2. си́гурен, уве́рен
  sure, positive, not doubting

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  certain //ˈsɜːtn̩// //ˈsɝtn̩// //ˈsɝtən// //ˈsɝʔn̩// 
  определен
  having been determined but not specified