certain
Unnamed or undescribed membersUnnamed or undescribed members (of).
Recorded US: Denelson83, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Meaning
1 senses(with of)Unnamed or undescribed members (of).
She mentioned a series of contracts, of which certain are not cited.
Examples
1574 sentencesI am not certain about that.
Я щодо цього не певен. — deniko
ruЯ в этом не уверен. — marafon
deIch bin mir dessen nicht sicher. — User4473
I don't know for certain yet.
Я ще точно не знаю. — deniko
ruЯ пока точно не знаю. — marafon
I'm not certain Tom likes that.
Я не певен, що Тому це подобається. — deniko
ruЯ не уверен, что Тому это нравится. — marafon
Are you absolutely certain about this?
Ти у цьому абсолютно впевнений? — deniko
ruТы в этом абсолютно уверен? — marafon
deBist du dir dessen ganz sicher? — freddy1
Are you certain Tom didn't win?
Ти певен, що Том не переміг? — deniko
Origin
From Middle English certeyn, certein, certain, borrowed from Old French certain, from a VuFrom Middle English certeyn, certein, certain, borrowed from Old French certain, from a Vulgar Latin unattested form *certānus, extended form of Latin certus (“fixed, resolved, certain”), of the same origin as cretus, past participle of cernere (“to separate, perceive, decide”). Displaced native Middle English wis, iwis (“certain, sure”) (from Old English ġewiss (“certain, sure”)) and alternative Middle English spelling sertane (“some, certain”).
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Synonyms
1 synonymsCollocations
12 patterns- fairly certain
- fairly certain that
- know for certain
- was certain that
- absolutely certain
- almost certain
- almost certain that
- for certain when
- absolutely certain that
- pretty certain
- quite certain
- certain that that's
See also
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