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Meaning of sure

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  sure
      adv 1: 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}, {sure},
             {for sure}, {for certain}, {sure enough}, {sure as
             shooting}]
      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)},
             {sure}] [ant: {incertain}, {uncertain}, {unsure}]
      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}, {sure}]
      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}, {sure}] [ant: {uncertain}]
      4: physically secure or dependable; "a sure footing"; "was on
         sure ground"
      5: reliable in operation or effect; "a quick and certain
         remedy"; "a sure way to distinguish the two"; "wood dust is a
         sure sign of termites" [syn: {certain}, {sure}]
      6: (of persons) worthy of trust or confidence; "a sure (or
         trusted) friend" [syn: {sure}, {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}, {sure}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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