HyperDic: sure_enough

English > 2 senses of the expression sure enough:
ADVERBallsure enoughas supposed or expected
allsure enough, surely, certainly, sure, for sure, for certain, sure as shootingdefinitely or positively ('sure' is sometimes used informally for 'surely')
English > sure enough: 2 senses > adverb 1
MeaningAs supposed or expected.
Example"sure enough, he asked her for money again"
English > sure enough: 2 senses > adverb 2
Meaningdefinitely or positively ('sure' is sometimes used informally for 'surely').
Example "they thought he had been killed sure enough"
Synonymssurely, certainly, sure, for sure, for certain, sure as shooting
Usage ofcolloquialismA colloquial expression
Spanishciertamente, con bastante seguridad, con certeza, con seguridad, seguramente, seguro, sin duda
Catalancertament, de segur, per descomptat, segurament, segur, sens dubte

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