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certain
adjective
sure
or
confident
about
something
,
with
no
doubt
β’
Maya
was
certain
she
had
locked
the
front
door
.
Maya
was
certain
she
had
locked
the
front
door
.
β’
The
coach
sounded
certain
that
the
team
would
win
the
match
.
The
coach
sounded
certain
that
the
team
would
win
the
match
.
from
Old
French
certain
,
from
Latin
certus
β
fixed
,
sure
β.
adjective
sure
to
happen
;
inevitable
β’
With
dark
clouds
like
those
,
rain
is
almost
certain
.
With
dark
clouds
like
those
,
rain
is
almost
certain
.
β’
Failure
is
certain
if
we
do
not
plan
ahead
.
Failure
is
certain
if
we
do
not
plan
ahead
.
determiner
used
before
a
noun
to
refer
to
a
particular
person
or
thing
without
naming
them
β’
A
certain
student
left
her
notebook
in
the
library
.
A
certain
student
left
her
notebook
in
the
library
.
β’
They
met
again
by
certain
chance
in
Paris
.
They
met
again
by
certain
chance
in
Paris
.
pronoun
some
but
not
all
of
a
particular
group
that
has
been
mentioned
β’
Certain
of
the
cookies
were
already
gone
.
Certain
of
the
cookies
were
already
gone
.
β’
Certain
of
his
friends
knew
the
secret
.
Certain
of
his
friends
knew
the
secret
.
certainly
adverb
without
any
doubt
;
definitely
β’
He
will
certainly
pass
the
exam
if
he
keeps
studying
this
hard
.
He
will
certainly
pass
the
exam
if
he
keeps
studying
this
hard
.
β’
There
is
certainly
enough
cake
for
everyone
at
the
party
.
There
is
certainly
enough
cake
for
everyone
at
the
party
.
From
Middle
English
certeinli
,
from
Old
French
certeinement
,
from
Latin
certus
(β
sure
,
settled
β)
+
-ly
.
interjection
used
to
say
β
yes
β
in
a
polite
or
emphatic
way
,
especially
when
agreeing
to
a
request
β’
"
Could
you
forward
me
the
email
?" β "
Certainly
!"
"
Could
you
forward
me
the
email
?" β "
Certainly
!"
β’
The
waiter
said
, "
Certainly
,
right
away
,"
when
the
customer
asked
for
more
water
.
The
waiter
said
, "
Certainly
,
right
away
,"
when
the
customer
asked
for
more
water
.
Same
origin
as
the
adverb
sense
,
developing
a
standalone
affirmative
use
in
polite
speech
during
the
18thβ19th
centuries
.