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What (who) is sure - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
SURE; Sure (disambiguation)
Sure
SURE; Sure (disambiguation)
["Towards a Broader Basis for Logic Programming", Bharat
Jayaraman, TR CS Dept, SUNY Buffalo, 1990 ].
(1995-01-05)
sure
SURE; Sure (disambiguation)
(surer, surest)
Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English.
1.
If you are sure that something is true, you are certain that it is true. If you are not sure about something, you do not know for certain what the true situation is.
He'd never been in a class before and he was not even sure that he should have been teaching...
The president has never been sure which direction he wanted to go in on this issue...
It is impossible to be sure about the value of land.
= certain
? doubtful
ADJ: v-link ADJ, ADJ that, ADJ wh, ADJ about/of n
2.
If someone is sure of getting something, they will definitely get it or they think they will definitely get it.
A lot of people think that it's better to pay for their education so that they can be sure of getting quality...
ADJ: v-link ADJ of -ing/n
3.
If you say that something is sure to happen, you are emphasizing your belief that it will happen.
With over 80 beaches to choose from, you are sure to find a place to lay your towel...
PHRASE [emphasis]
4.
Sure is used to emphasize that something such as a sign or ability is reliable or accurate.
Sharpe's leg and shoulder began to ache, a sure sign of rain...
She has a sure grasp of social issues such as literacy, poverty and child care.
ADJ: ADJ n [emphasis]
5.
If you tell someone to be sure to do something, you mean that they must not forget to do it.
Be sure to read about how mozzarella is made, on page 65...
Be sure you get your daily quota of calcium.
ADJ: v-link ADJ, ADJ to-inf, ADJ that [emphasis]
6.
Sure is an informal way of saying 'yes' or 'all right'.
'He rang you?'-'Sure. Last night.'...
'I'd like to be alone, O.K?'-'Sure. O.K.'...
CONVENTION [formulae]
7.
You can use sure in order to emphasize what you are saying. (INFORMAL)
'Has the whole world just gone crazy?'-'Sure looks that way, doesn't it.'
= certainly
ADV: ADV before v [emphasis]
8.
You say sure enough, especially when telling a story, to confirm that something was really true or was actually happening.
We found the English treacle pudding too good to resist. Sure enough, it was delicious...
PHRASE: PHR with cl (not last in cl)
9.
If you say that something is for sure or that you know it for sure, you mean that it is definitely true.
One thing's for sure, Astbury's vocal style hasn't changed much over the years...
PHRASE: PHR with cl (not first in cl)
10.
If you make sure that something is done, you take action so that it is done.
Make sure that you follow the instructions carefully...
PHRASE: V inflects, usu PHR that
11.
If you make sure that something is the way that you want or expect it to be, you check that it is that way.
He looked in the bathroom to make sure that he was alone...
PHRASE: V inflects, usu PHR that
12.
If you say that something is a sure thing, you mean that you are certain that it will happen or be successful. (INFORMAL)
This proposal is by no means a sure thing.
PHRASE
13.
If you are sure of yourself, you are very confident about your own abilities or opinions.
I'd never seen him like this, so sure of himself, so in command.
PHRASE: v-link PHR
Sure
SURE; Sure (disambiguation)
·superl Betrothed; engaged to marry.
II. Sure ·superl Free from danger; safe; secure.
III. Sure ·adv In a sure manner; safely; certainly.
IV. Sure ·superl Certainly knowing and believing; confident beyond doubt; implicity trusting; unquestioning; positive.
V. Sure ·superl Certain to find or retain; as, to be sure of game; to be sure of success; to be sure of life or health.
VI. Sure ·superl Fit or worthy to be depended on; certain not to fail or disappoint expectation; unfailing; strong; permanent; enduring.
Wikipedia
Sure
Sure may refer to:
- Seemingly unrelated regressions
- Series of Unsurprising Results in Economics (SURE), an economics academic journal
- Sure, as probability, see certainty
- Sure (brand), a brand of antiperspirant deodorant
- Sure (company), a telecommunications company operating in British Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories
- Stein's unbiased risk estimate (SURE), in estimation theory
- The river Sauer
Examples of use of sure
1. If we may because - SECRETARY RICE: Yeah, sure, right, sure.
2. He‘s not sure for whom yet, but Democratic for sure.
3. If we may because – SECRETARY RICE÷ Yeah, sure, right, sure.
4. If you expect market forces to make sure that the institutional investors will make sure the company managers will make sure our money is safe forget it.
5. MCCORMACK:'4; I‘ll check.'4; Sure, I‘ll be happy to include that.'4; Sure.