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How to use sure in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for sure.

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More than most HN users would guess, that's for sure.

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Quick take

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"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of sure gathered in one view.

adjective

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"

adjective

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"

adjective

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"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for sure.

adjective

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"

adjective

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"

adjective

physically secure or dependable; "a sure footing"; "was on sure ground"

adjective

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"

adjective

(of persons) worthy of trust or confidence; "a sure (or trusted) friend"

adjective

infallible or unfailing; "a sure (or true) sign of one's commitment"

adjective

certain not to fail; "a sure hand on the throttle"

adjective

impossible to doubt or dispute; "indisputable (or sure) proof"

adverb

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"

Example sentences

More than most HN users would guess, that's for sure.

" "Oh, okay, I'll talk to him and make sure it stops.

I'm no expert, but I'm pretty sure they started off as a Product and they rode that success pretty far.

I make every attempt to keep these jokes private between my friends and I, but I'm sure others have heard me make them.

Make sure that you're also grabbing copies of emails off any servers/accounts they might have access to.

That comment or couple of comments and their resulting threads are going to make sure very few people ever read what I've written.

"""Before assuming that you are smarter than the old guy, you ought to make sure that you really understand the problem.

They usually have to fire you for cause for you to lose your options, so figure out what the angle is they're using and make sure they don't have cause.

There are rules as to how one can do that Those rules are actually worked out pretty well, and they just would need to make sure theyre staying within the rules.

A lot of good came from this, I'm quite sure that there were some cases where both the plaintive and the defense were spending as much time reading groklaw as they were reading their email.

It's a little early to say for sure, but I predict this will do more to hurt Apple's reputation in the tech community than anything they've done before.

Is it not your job to make sure the playing field is level, especially at a school where there is such a high pressure to do well as a result of a strict grading curve policy?

Is it not your job as an educator to make sure those who put in the most effort and demonstrate the highest level of achievement are awarded grades accordingly?

I was kind of hoping that competitive pressure from Microsoft and Amazon and more recently Facebook would make us wake up collectively and start doing universal services.

However, teaching evaluations dont just measure your ability to give good lectures; they are holistic--meaning, they also measure intangibles, such as the professor's willingness to help students, or his attitude.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use sure in a sentence?

More than most HN users would guess, that's for sure.

What does sure mean?

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"