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  Sure
       
          ["Towards a Broader Basis for Logic Programming", Bharat
          Jayaraman, TR CS Dept, SUNY Buffalo, 1990].
       
          (1995-01-05)
       
       

  Sure \Sure\, adv.
     In a sure manner; safely; certainly. ``Great, sure, shall be
     thy meed.'' --Spenser.
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           'T is pleasant, sure, to see one's name in print.
                                                    --Byron.
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  Sure \Sure\, a. [Compar. Surer; superl. Surest.] [OE. sur,
     OF. se["u]r, F. s[^u]r, L. securus; se aside, without + cura
     care. See Secure, and cf. Assure, Insure, Sicker
     sure.]
     1. Certainly knowing and believing; confident beyond doubt;
        implicity trusting; unquestioning; positive.
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              We are sure that the judgment of God is according to
              truth against them which commit such things. --Rom.
                                                    ii. 2.
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              I'm sure care 's an enemy of life.    --Shak.
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     2. Certain to find or retain; as, to be sure of game; to be
        sure of success; to be sure of life or health.
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     3. Fit or worthy to be depended on; certain not to fail or
        disappoint expectation; unfailing; strong; permanent;
        enduring. ``His sure word.'' --Keble.
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              The Lord will certainly make my lord a sure house;
              because my lord fighteth the battles of the Lord.
                                                    --1 Sam. xxv.
                                                    28.
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              The testimony of the Lord is sure.    --Ps. xix. 7.
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              Which put in good sure leather sacks. --Chapman.
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     4. Betrothed; engaged to marry. [Obs.]
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              The king was sure to Dame Elizabeth Lucy, and her
              husband before God.                   --Sir T. More.
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              I presume . . . that you had been sure as fast as
              faith could bind you, man and wife.   --Brome.
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     5. Free from danger; safe; secure.
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              Fear not; the forest is not three leagues off;
              If we recover that we are sure enough. --Shak.
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     To be sure, or Be sure, certainly; without doubt; as,
        Shall you do? To be sure I shall.
  
     To make sure.
        (a) To make certain; to secure so that there can be no
            failure of the purpose or object. ``Make Cato sure.''
            --Addison. ``A peace can not fail, provided we make
            sure of Spain.'' --Sir W. Temple.
        (b) To betroth. [Obs.]
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                  She that's made sure to him she loves not well.
                                                    --Cotgrave.
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     Syn: Certain; unfailing; infallible; safe; firm; permanent;
          steady; stable; strong; secure; indisputable; confident;
          positive.
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  Sure \Sure\, adv.
     In a sure manner; safely; certainly. ``Great, sure, shall be
     thy meed.'' --Spenser.
  
           'T is pleasant, sure, to see one's name in print.
                                                    --Byron.

  Sure \Sure\, a. [Compar. Surer; superl. Surest.] [OE. sur,
     OF. se["u]r, F. s[^u]r, L. securus; se aside, without + cura
     care. See Secure, and cf. Assure, Insure, Sicker
     sure.]
     1. Certainly knowing and believing; confident beyond doubt;
        implicity trusting; unquestioning; positive.
  
              We are sure that the judgment of God is according to
              truth against them which commit such things. --Rom.
                                                    ii. 2.
  
              I'm sure care 's an enemy of life.    --Shak.
  
     2. Certain to find or retain; as, to be sure of game; to be
        sure of success; to be sure of life or health.
  
     3. Fit or worthy to be depended on; certain not to fail or
        disappoint expectation; unfailing; strong; permanent;
        enduring. ``His sure word.'' --Keble.
  
              The Lord will certainly make my lord a sure house;
              because my lord fighteth the battles of the Lord.
                                                    --1 Sam. xxv.
                                                    28.
  
              The testimony of the Lord is sure.    --Ps. xix. 7.
  
              Which put in good sure leather sacks. --Chapman.
  
     4. Betrothed; engaged to marry. [Obs.]
  
              The king was sure to Dame Elizabeth Lucy, and her
              husband before God.                   --Sir T. More.
  
              I presume . . . that you had been sure as fast as
              faith could bind you, man and wife.   --Brome.
  
     5. Free from danger; safe; secure.
  
              Fear not; the forest is not three leagues off; If we
              recover that we are sure enough.      --Shak.
        
  
     To be sure, or Be sure, certainly; without doubt; as,
        Shall you do? To be sure I shall.
  
     To make sure.
        (a) To make certain; to secure so that there can be no
            failure of the purpose or object. ``Make Cato sure.''
            --Addison. ``A peace can not fail, provided we make
            sure of Spain.'' --Sir W. Temple.
        (b) To betroth. [Obs.]
  
                  She that's made sure to him she loves not well.
                                                    --Cotgrave.
  
     Syn: Certain; unfailing; infallible; safe; firm; permanent;
          steady; stable; strong; secure; indisputable; confident;
          positive.

  sure
       adj 1: 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)]
              [ant: uncertain, uncertain]
       2: 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: certain]
       3: 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: certain] [ant: uncertain]
       4: physically secure or dependable; "a sure footing"; "was on
          sure ground"
       5: 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: certain]
       6: (of persons) worthy of trust or confidence; "a sure (or
          trusted) friend" [syn: trusted]
       7: infallible or unfailing; "a sure (or true) sign of one's
          commitment"
       8: certain not to fail; "a sure hand on the throttle"
       9: impossible to doubt or dispute; "indisputable (or sure)
          proof" [syn: indisputable]
       adv : definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used
             informally for `surely'); "the results are surely
             encouraging"; "she certainly is a hard worker"; "it's
             going to be a good day for sure"; "they are coming, for
             certain"; "they thought he had been killed sure
             enough"; "he'll win sure as shooting"; "they sure smell
             good"; "sure he'll come" [syn: surely, certainly, for
             sure, for certain, sure enough, sure as shooting]

  sure
     Αγγλικά a.
     1 (''όχι πριν από το ουσιαστικό'') σίγουρος, βέβαιος, είμαι βέβαιος
  ότι ξέρω κάτι ή ότι έχω δίκιο
     2 (''όχι πριν από το ουσιαστικό'') σίγουρος, είναι σίγουρος ότι θα
  λάβει κάτι ή ότι κάτι θα συμβεί
     3 (''συνήθως πριν από το ουσιαστικό'') σίγουρος, κάτι στο οποίο
  μπορεί κανείς να εμπιστευτεί ή να βασιστεί
     Αγγλικά adv.
     1 βέβαια, ασφαλώς
     2 ασφαλώς, οπωσδήποτε
     Αγγλικά interj.
     1 ναι, μια πιο επιφυλακτική απάντηση του (l yes en)
     2 σίγουρα

  sure
     Danish a.
     (inflection of da sur  def s ; p)
     Finnish vb.
     (infl of fi surra  pres act ind conn ; 2 s pres imp ; 2 s pres act
  imp conn)
     Italian n.
     (plural of it sura)
     Norwegian Bokmål alt.
     (lb nb Islam) a (l en sura) (gloss: any of the 114 chapters of the
  Qur'an)
     Norwegian Bokmål n.
     (lb nb Islam) a (l en sura) (gloss: any of the 114 chapters of the
  Qur'an)
     Norwegian Bokmål a.
     1 (infl of nb sur  def s)
     2 (infl of nb sur  p)
     Old English n.
     sorrel
     Romanian a.
     (adj form of ro sur  gen//dat f s ; nom//acc//gen//dat f//n p)
     Turkish n.
     sura

  sure-
     Middle English pre.
     (alt form enm sur-)

  Sure
     German n.
     f (lb de islam) sura (q: of the Qur'an)

  sure
     a.
     1 Physically secure and certain, non-failing, reliable.
     2 Certain in one's knowledge or belief.
     3 (lb en followed by a ''to'' infinitive) Certain to act or be a
  specified way.
     4 (lb en obsolete) Free from danger; safe; secure.
     5 (lb en obsolete) Betrothed; engaged to marry.
     adv.
     1 (lb en modal adverb) without doubt, certainly.
     2 (lb en archaic) without fail, surely.
     interj.
     1 yes, (non-gloss definition: expressing noncommittal agreement or
  consent).
     2 Yes; of course.
     3 you're welcome; (n-g: polite response to being thanked).

  sure
     Danish a.
     (inflection of da sur  def s ; p)
     Finnish vb.
     (infl of fi surra  pres act ind conn ; 2 s pres imp ; 2 s pres act
  imp conn)
     Italian n.
     (plural of it sura)
     Norwegian Bokmål alt.
     (lb nb Islam) a (l en sura) (gloss: any of the 114 chapters of the
  Qur'an)
     Norwegian Bokmål n.
     (lb nb Islam) a (l en sura) (gloss: any of the 114 chapters of the
  Qur'an)
     Norwegian Bokmål a.
     1 (infl of nb sur  def s)
     2 (infl of nb sur  p)
     Old English n.
     sorrel
     Swedish a.
     (adj form of sv sur  def natm s)

  sure-
     Middle English pre.
     (alt form enm sur-)

  Sure
     German n.
     f (lb de islam) sura (q: of the Qur'an)

  sure
     Danish a.
     (inflection of da sur  def s ; p)
     Finnish vb.
     (infl of fi surra  pres act ind conn ; 2 s pres imp ; 2 s pres act
  imp conn)
     Italian n.
     (plural of it sura)
     Norwegian Bokmål alt.
     (lb nb Islam) a (l en sura) (gloss: any of the 114 chapters of the
  Qur'an)
     Norwegian Bokmål n.
     (lb nb Islam) a (l en sura) (gloss: any of the 114 chapters of the
  Qur'an)
     Norwegian Bokmål a.
     1 (infl of nb sur  def s)
     2 (infl of nb sur  p)
     Old English n.
     sorrel
     Turkish n.
     sura

  sure-
     Middle English pre.
     (alt form enm sur-)

  Sure
     German n.
     f (lb de islam) sura (q: of the Qur'an)

  sure
     vb.
     (fi-v-taivm1 67 s u re)
     Viro vb.
     (et-v-taivm 36 s u re)

  sure
     vb.
     (fi-v-taivm1 67 s u re)

  sure
     Bokmål a.
     (böjning no adj sur)
     Bokmål n.
     (tagg islam språk=no) sura
     Danska a.
     (böjning da adj sur)

  Sure
     Tyska n.
     (tagg religion språk=de) sura

  sure
     a.
     (böjning sv adj sur)

  Sure /ˈzuːʁə/ 
  су́ра
  Kapitel (Buchabschnitt) im Koran

  Sure /ˈzuːʁə/ 
  σουράτα, σούρα
  Kapitel (Buchabschnitt) im Koran

  Sure /zˈuːrə/ 
   [relig.] Koran sura , Koran's sura , surah 
     Synonym: Koransure
  

  Sure /ˈzuːʁə/ 
  suura
  Kapitel (Buchabschnitt) im Koran

  Sure /ˈzuːʁə/ 
  sourate
  Kapitel (Buchabschnitt) im Koran

  Sure /ˈzuːʁə/ 
  surah
  Kapitel (Buchabschnitt) im Koran

  Sure /ˈzuːʁə/ 
  sura
  Kapitel (Buchabschnitt) im Koran

  Sure /ˈzuːʁə/ 
  сура
  Kapitel (Buchabschnitt) im Koran

  Sure /ˈzuːʁə/ 
  sura, azora
  Kapitel (Buchabschnitt) im Koran

  Sure /ʃˈʊə/
  متأكّد

  sure //sjuːɹ// //sjʊəɹ// //sɪʊ̯ɹ// //ʃoʊ// //ʃoː// //ʃɔɹ// //ʃɔː// //ʃɜː// //ʃɝ// //ʃʊə// //ʃʊɹ// 
  1. си́гурен, уве́рен
  certain in one's knowledge or belief
  2. си́гурен
  certain, reliable

  sure //sjuːɹ// //sjʊəɹ// //sɪʊ̯ɹ// //ʃoʊ// //ʃoː// //ʃɔɹ// //ʃɔː// //ʃɜː// //ʃɝ// //ʃʊə// //ʃʊɹ// 
  разбира се
  noncommittal yes

  sure /ʃˈʊə/
  jistý

  sure /ʃˈʊə/
  jistě

  sure /ʃˈʊə/ 
  zaručený

  sure /ʃˈʊə/ 
  bezpečný

  sure /ʃˈʊə/ 
  spolehlivý

  sure /ʃˈʊə/
  určitě

  sure /ʃˈʊə/ 
  siwr 

  sure /ʃˈʊə/ 
  siŵr 

  sure /ʃˈʊə/ 
  sicr 

  sure /ʃˈʊə/
  sicher, gewiss, zuverlässig, verlässlich 
        "Are you sure?"  - Bist du sicher?
        "I'm sure."  - Ich bin mir sicher.
        "I'm not sure."  - Ich bin nicht sicher.
        "I'm not really sure."  - Ich weiß nicht so genau.
   see: surer, surest, I'm positive.
  

  sure /ʃˈʊə/
   [coll.] wirklich, echt 

  Sure! /ʃˈʊə/
  Gewiss!
     Synonym: Certainly!
  

  Sure! /ʃˈʊə/
  Na klar!
     Synonym: Sure thing!
  

  sure /ʃˈʊə/
  
  σίγουρος

  sure //sjuːɹ// //sjʊəɹ// //sɪʊ̯ɹ// //ʃoʊ// //ʃoː// //ʃɔɹ// //ʃɔː// //ʃɜː// //ʃɝ// //ʃʊə// //ʃʊɹ// 
  varma 2.
  certain in one's knowledge or belief
   3.
  certain, reliable
   4.
  certain to act or be

  sure //sjuːɹ// //sjʊəɹ// //sɪʊ̯ɹ// //ʃoʊ// //ʃoː// //ʃɔɹ// //ʃɔː// //ʃɜː// //ʃɝ// //ʃʊə// //ʃʊɹ// 
  1. toki, vaikka
  noncommittal yes
  2. toki
  of course

  sure /ʃeər/
  assuré, certain, sûr

  sure /ʃˈʊə/ 
  1. निस्संशय
        "I am sure that Neha will pass in the examination."

  sure /ʃˈʊə/
  naravno, nesumnjiv, pouzdan, siguran, svakako, zacijelo

  sure /ʃˈʊə/
  1. bizonyos
  2. minden bizonnyal
  3. biztos
  4. biztosan
  5. bizonyosan

  sure! /ʃˈʊə/
  1. hogyne!
  2. persze!

  sure /ʃˈʊə/
  certo

  sure //sjuːɹ// //sjʊəɹ// //sɪʊ̯ɹ// //ʃoʊ// //ʃoː// //ʃɔɹ// //ʃɔː// //ʃɜː// //ʃɝ// //ʃʊə// //ʃʊɹ// 
  1. 確信
  certain in one's knowledge or belief
  2. 確か
  certain, reliable

  sure //sjuːɹ// //sjʊəɹ// //sɪʊ̯ɹ// //ʃoʊ// //ʃoː// //ʃɔɹ// //ʃɔː// //ʃɜː// //ʃɝ// //ʃʊə// //ʃʊɹ// 
  もちろん
  of course

  sure /ʃeər/
  cautus, certus

  sure /ʃeər/
  1. tikras, įsitikinęs, neabejotinas
     See also: certain
  
  2. žinoma, be abejo, tikrai

  sure /ʃeər/
  gewis, stellig, zeker, vast, vaststaand, verzekerd, wis

  sure /ʃeər/ 
  certo, indubitável, seguro

  sure /ʃeər/
  cierto

  sure //sjuːɹ// //sjʊəɹ// //sɪʊ̯ɹ// //ʃoʊ// //ʃoː// //ʃɔɹ// //ʃɔː// //ʃɜː// //ʃɝ// //ʃʊə// //ʃʊɹ// 
  säker 2.
  certain, reliable
   3.
  certain in one's knowledge or belief

  sure //sjuːɹ// //sjʊəɹ// //sɪʊ̯ɹ// //ʃoʊ// //ʃoː// //ʃɔɹ// //ʃɔː// //ʃɜː// //ʃɝ// //ʃʊə// //ʃʊɹ// 
  jodå, självklart, visst
  of course

  sure /ʃˈʊə/
  1. (ünlem) muhakkak, şüphesiz
  2. olumlu, müspet
  3. kesin, kati
  4. emin, sağlam, güvenilir
  5. sabit, metin
  6. (nad.) sıkı, sıkı bağlayan
  7. (k. dili) şüphesiz
  8. (ünlem) tabii, elbette. sure enough muhakkak, sahiden. be sure dikkat etmek. for sure elbette, muhakkak, kati olarak. make sure temin etmek
  9. tahkik etmek, soruşturmak
  10. işin aslını anlamak. to be sure elbette, muhakkak. sure'ness katiyet, kesinlik
  11. emin olma.

  
/ˈʃʊɹ/

  284 Moby Thesaurus words for "sure":
     OK, Roger, abiding, absolute, absolutely, accurate, adducible,
     admissible, agape, agog, all agog, all right, alright, alrighty,
     amen, anticipant, anticipating, anticipative, anticipatory,
     apodictic, arrogant, as you say, assured, assuredly, attestative,
     attestive, authentic, awaiting, aye, based on, believing, bound,
     by all means, calculable, certain, certainly, certified,
     changeless, circumstantial, clear, clear and distinct,
     clear as day, cocksure, cocky, conclusive, confident, constant,
     convinced, convincing, covered, cumulative, da, damning, decided,
     decisive, definite, dependable, determinate, determinative,
     determined, devout, documentary, documented, dogmatic, doubtless,
     eager, effective, enduring, ensured, established, evidential,
     evidentiary, ex parte, exactly, expectant, expecting, eye-witness,
     factual, faithful, faithworthy, fast, fated, fateful, fideistic,
     final, fine, firm, firsthand, fixed, foolproof, forearmed,
     forestalling, forewarned, founded on, gaping, genuine, good,
     good enough, grounded on, guaranteed, hear, hearsay, hopeful,
     hubristic, implicit, impressed with, in anticipation,
     in expectation, incontestable, incontrovertible, incorruptible,
     indeed, indeedy, indefeasible, indicative, indisputable,
     indubitable, ineluctable, inerrable, inerrant, inescapable,
     inevasible, inevitable, inexorable, infallible, inflexible,
     insured, invincible, inviolable, irrefutable, irresistible,
     irrevocable, ja, just so, looking for, looking forward to,
     mais oui, material, most assuredly, naturally, naturellement,
     necessary, never-failing, not surprised, nuncupative, of course,
     okay, optimistic, oui, overconfident, oversure, overweening,
     overwhelming, perfectly sure, persuaded, pert, pietistic, pious,
     pistic, poised, pompous, positive, positively, precisely,
     predestined, predetermined, predictable, prepared, presumptive,
     probative, proud, proven, quite, rather, ready, real, really,
     reassured, reliable, resistless, responsible, right, righto, safe,
     sanguine, satisfied, secure, secured, self-assured, self-confident,
     self-important, self-possessed, self-reliant, self-satisfied, set,
     significant, sold on, solid, sound, stable, staunch, steadfast,
     steady, straight, strong, substantial, suggestive, sure as death,
     sure as fate, sure thing, sure-enough, sure-fire, surefire, surely,
     symptomatic, telling, tested, to be sure, to be trusted, tried,
     tried and true, true, truly, trustable, trustworthy, trusty,
     unafraid, unambiguous, unavoidable, unchangeable, unchanging,
     uncompromising, uncontestable, uncontrollable, undeflectable,
     undeniable, under the impression, undeviating, undoubtful,
     undoubting, unequivocal, unerring, unfailing, unfalse, unfaltering,
     unflinching, unhesitating, univocal, unmistakable, unperfidious,
     unpreventable, unqualified, unquestionable, unquestioning,
     unshakable, unshakeable, unshaken, unstoppable, unsurprised,
     unswerving, untreacherous, unvarying, unwavering, unyielding,
     valid, very well, waiting, waiting for, warranted, watching for,
     weighty, well and good, well-founded, well-grounded, wholehearted,
     why yes, yea, yeah, yep, yes, yes indeed, yes indeedy, yes sir,
     yes sirree
  
  

  a. 确信,必然的,必定的;
  ad. 当然,确实地,无疑地;

     a. 肯定的,必定的,必然的,确信的,可靠的,有把握的