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Sure

adjective

(compar. surer; superl. surest)

1.

Having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured. Synonym: certain. "Was sure (or certain) she had seen it" , "Was very sure in his beliefs" , "Sure of her friends"

2.

Exercising or taking care great enough to bring assurance. Synonym: certain. "Be sure to lock the doors"

3.

Certain to occur; destined or inevitable. Synonym: certain. "His fate is certain" , "In this life nothing is certain but death and taxes" , "He faced certain death" , "Sudden but sure regret" , "He is sure to win"

4.

Physically secure or dependable. "Was on sure ground"

5.

Reliable in operation or effect. Synonym: certain. "A sure way to distinguish the two" , "Wood dust is a sure sign of termites"

6.

(of persons) worthy of trust or confidence. Synonym: trusted.

7.

Infallible or unfailing.

8.

Certain not to fail.

9.

Impossible to doubt or dispute. Synonym: indisputable.

adverb

1.

Definitely or positively ('sure' is sometimes used informally for 'surely'). Synonyms: certainly, for certain, for sure, sure as shooting, sure enough, surely. "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"

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"Sure" Quotes from Famous Books

... of this Letter, the only sure conclusion appears to be that it was before 70 A.D. The book itself claims to have been written at the end of the Jewish Age (1:2; 9:26), whilst the earthly temple was still in existence (9:8), and it is inconceivable that such an overwhelming comment upon the writer's whole position ...

— Weymouth New Testament in Modern Speech, Preface and Introductions - Third Edition 1913 • R F Weymouth

... one blessed chance, and He did more for me—He lifted the veil of my stupidity and let me see it, passing by in its halo, trailing clouds of glory. I don't want to make you understand, though—I want to make you promise. I want to be absolutely sure from to-night that you'll marry me. Say that you'll marry me—say it before we get to the crossing. Say it, Laura." She listened to his first words with a little half-controlled smile, then made as if she would withdraw her hand, but he held ...

— The Path of a Star • Mrs. Everard Cotes (AKA Sara Jeannette Duncan)

... "Sure I took it. Had to have it in my business. If you'll sit down again and listen, neighbor, I'll tell you ...

— The Highgrader • William MacLeod Raine

... I am sure that Bridget began to 'find herself' then, and that the way in which she left Moongarr was one of those shocks which make a woman touch reality. It may be only for that once in her life, but she can never ...

— Lady Bridget in the Never-Never Land • Rosa Praed

... you can possibly be safe in dealing with Nature—who is very properly made of the feminine gender, on account of the astonishing tricks which she plays upon her admirers!—I say before you can be safe in dealing with Nature, you must get two or three kinds of cross proofs, so as to make sure not only that your hypothesis fits that particular set of facts, but that it is not contradicted by some other set of facts which is just as clear and certain. And it so happens, that in this case Mr. Darwin supplied the cross proofs as well as the immediate evidence. You have all heard ...

— Lectures and Essays • T.H. Huxley

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