HyperDic: sure

English > 10 senses of the word *sure*:
ADJECTIVE	all	sure, certain	having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty
	all	sure, certain	exercising or taking care great enough to bring assurance
	all	sure, certain	certain to occur
	all	sure	physically secure or dependable
	all	sure, certain	reliable / reliable in operation or effect
	all	sure, trusted	(of persons) worthy of trust / trust or confidence
	all	sure	infallible or unfailing
	all	sure	certain not to fail
	all	sure, indisputable	impossible to doubt or dispute
ADVERB	all	sure, surely, certainly, for sure, for certain, sure enough, sure as shooting	definitely or positively ('sure' is sometimes used informally for 'surely')

sure > pronunciation
Sounds	shuh'r
Rhymes	allure ... Ur: 39 rhymes with uhr...

English > *sure*: 10 senses > adjective 1
Meaning	Having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured.
Examples	"was sure (or certain) she had seen it" "was very sure in his beliefs" "sure of her friends"
Synonym	certain
Attribute of	assurance, self-assurance, confidence, self-confidence, authority, sureness	freedom from doubt
Attribute of	certainty	The state of being certain
Narrower	convinced, positive, confident	persuaded of
Opposite	uncertain, unsure, incertain	lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance
Spanish	cierto, seguro
Catalan	segur
Nouns	sureness	freedom from doubt
Adverbs	surely	definitely or positively ('sure' is sometimes used informally for 'surely')

English > *sure*: 10 senses > adjective 2
Meaning	Exercising or taking care great enough to bring assurance.
Example	"be sure to lock the doors"
Synonym	certain
Broader	careful	Exercising caution or showing care or attention
Spanish	seguro
Catalan	segur

English > *sure*: 10 senses > adjective 3
Meaning	Certain to occur; destined or inevitable.
Examples	"sudden but sure regret" "he is sure to win"
Synonym	certain
Narrower	bound, destined	(usually followed by 'to') governed by fate
	doomed, fated	(usually followed by 'to') determined by tragic fate
	foreordained, predestinate, predestined	Established or prearranged unalterably
	in for	Certain to get or have
See also	predictable	capable of being foretold
Opposite	uncertain	not certain to occur
Spanish	forzoso, ineludible, inevitable, inexorable, seguro
Catalan	cert, forçós, indefugible, ineludible, inevitable, inexorable, segur

English > *sure*: 10 senses > adjective 4
Meaning	physically secure or dependable.
Examples	"a sure footing" "was on sure ground"
Broader	secure	Free from danger or risk
Spanish	firme, seguro

English > *sure*: 10 senses > adjective 5
Meaning	reliable / reliable in operation or effect.
Examples	"a sure way to distinguish the two" "wood dust is a sure sign of termites"
Synonym	certain
Broader	reliable, dependable	worthy of reliance or trust
Spanish	seguro

English > *sure*: 10 senses > adjective 6
Meaning	(of persons) worthy of trust / trust or confidence.
Example	"a sure (or trusted) friend"
Synonym	trusted
Broader	trustworthy, trusty	worthy of trust / trust or belief
Spanish	fiel, leal

English > *sure*: 10 senses > adjective 7
Meaning	infallible or unfailing.
Example	"a sure (or true) sign of one's commitment"
Broader	true	consistent with fact or reality
Spanish	indefectible, seguro
Nouns	sureness	freedom from doubt

English > *sure*: 10 senses > adjective 8
Meaning	Certain not to fail.
Example	"a sure hand on the throttle"
Broader	steady	not subject to change or variation especially in behavior
Spanish	seguro
Nouns	sureness	the quality of being steady and unfailing

English > *sure*: 10 senses > adjective 9
Meaning	impossible to doubt or dispute.
Example	"indisputable (or sure) proof"
Synonym	indisputable
Broader	certain	Established beyond doubt or question
Spanish	indiscutible, indisputable, irrefutable
Catalan	indiscutible, irrefutable

English > *sure*: 10 senses > adverb 1
Meaning	definitely or positively ('sure' is sometimes used informally for 'surely').
Examples	"the results are surely encouraging" "it's going to be a good day for sure" "they thought he had been killed sure enough" "he'll win sure as shooting" "they sure smell good" "sure he'll come"
Synonyms	surely, certainly, for sure, for certain, sure enough, sure as shooting
Usage of	colloquialism	A colloquial expression
Spanish	ciertamente, con bastante seguridad, con certeza, con seguridad, seguramente, seguro, sin duda
Catalan	certament, de segur, per descomptat, segurament, segur, sens dubte

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