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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Certain \Cer"tain\, a. [F. certain, fr. (assumed) LL. certanus, fr. L. certus determined, fixed, certain, orig. p. p. of cernere to perceive, decide, determine; akin to Gr. ? to decide, separate, and to E. concern, critic, crime, riddle a sieve, rinse, v.] 1. Assured in mind; having no doubts; free from suspicions concerning. [1913 Webster] To make her certain of the sad event. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] I myself am certain of you. --Wyclif. [1913 Webster] 2. Determined; resolved; -- used with an infinitive. [1913 Webster] However, I with thee have fixed my lot, Certain to undergo like doom. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 3. Not to be doubted or denied; established as a fact. [1913 Webster] The dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure. --Dan. ii. 45. [1913 Webster] 4. Actually existing; sure to happen; inevitable. [1913 Webster] Virtue that directs our ways Through certain dangers to uncertain praise. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] Death, as the Psalmist saith, is certain to all. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 5. Unfailing; infallible. [1913 Webster] I have often wished that I knew as certain a remedy for any other distemper. --Mead. [1913 Webster] 6. Fixed or stated; regular; determinate. [1913 Webster] The people go out and gather a certain rate every day. --Ex. xvi. 4. [1913 Webster] 7. Not specifically named; indeterminate; indefinite; one or some; -- sometimes used independenty as a noun, and meaning certain persons. [1913 Webster] It came to pass when he was in a certain city. --Luke. v. 12. [1913 Webster] About everything he wrote there was a certain natural grace und decorum. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] {For certain}, assuredly. {Of a certain}, certainly. Syn: Bound; sure; true; undeniable; unquestionable; undoubted; plain; indubitable; indisputable; incontrovertible; unhesitating; undoubting; fixed; stated. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Certain \Cer"tain\, n. 1. Certainty. [Obs.] --Gower. [1913 Webster] 2. A certain number or quantity. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Certain \Cer"tain\, adv. Certainly. [Obs.] --Milton. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: certain adj 1: definite but not specified or identified; "set aside a certain sum each week"; "to a certain degree"; "certain breeds do not make good pets"; "certain members have not paid their dues"; "a certain popular teacher"; "a certain Mrs. Jones" 2: 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}] 3: established beyond doubt or question; definitely known; "what is certain is that every effect must have a cause"; "it is certain that they were on the bus"; "his fate is certain"; "the date for the invasion is certain" [ant: {uncertain}] 4: 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}] 5: established irrevocably; "his fate is sealed" [syn: {sealed}, {certain}] [ant: {uncertain}, {unsealed}] 6: 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}] 7: 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}] From French-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.4 [fd-fra-eng]: certain /sɛʀtɛ̃/ certain; sure