Meaning

Physically secure and certain, non-failing, reliable..

Definitions by Sense

1. Physically secure and certain, non-failing, reliable.
2. Certain in one's knowledge or belief.
3. (followed by a to infinitive) Certain to act or be a specified way.
4. (obsolete) Free from danger; safe; secure.
5. (obsolete) Betrothed; engaged to marry.
6. (modal) Without doubt, certainly.
7. (archaic) Without fail, surely.
8. (in response to a request for help or a favour) Yes; of course.

Example Sentences

This investment is a sure thing.

The bailiff had a sure grip on the prisoner's arm.

'In the end,' said Mustapha Mond, 'the Controllers realized that force was no good. The slower but infinitely surer methods of ectogenesis, Neo-Pavlovian conditioning and hypnopædia…'

Roy: I'm 95% sure it was him. Jen: You... you said you were 99% sure. Roy: I'm 97% sure it was him.

Are you sure to succeed, as polls say? —Well, I am at least certain of making it to the podium this time.

He was sure of being a finalist.

They aren't sure who will attend for sure.

You seemed sure that the car was his. Yeah. I’m not sure what is the point of spending hours and hours discussing this.

Word Forms

• surer
• surest
• sho
• sho'
• more sure
• most sure

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When Should You Use Sure?

Use sure when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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