Result from Foreign Dictionaries (3 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Sure \Sure\, a. [Compar. {Surer}; superl. {Surest}.] [OE. sur,
OF. se["u]r, F. s[^u]r, L. securus; se aside, without + cura
care. See {Secure}, and cf. {Assure}, {Insure}, {Sicker}
sure.]
1. Certainly knowing and believing; confident beyond doubt;
implicity trusting; unquestioning; positive.
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We are sure that the judgment of God is according to
truth against them which commit such things. --Rom.
ii. 2.
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I'm sure care 's an enemy of life. --Shak.
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2. Certain to find or retain; as, to be sure of game; to be
sure of success; to be sure of life or health.
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3. Fit or worthy to be depended on; certain not to fail or
disappoint expectation; unfailing; strong; permanent;
enduring. "His sure word." --Keble.
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The Lord will certainly make my lord a sure house;
because my lord fighteth the battles of the Lord.
--1 Sam. xxv.
28.
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The testimony of the Lord is sure. --Ps. xix. 7.
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Which put in good sure leather sacks. --Chapman.
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4. Betrothed; engaged to marry. [Obs.]
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The king was sure to Dame Elizabeth Lucy, and her
husband before God. --Sir T. More.
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I presume . . . that you had been sure as fast as
faith could bind you, man and wife. --Brome.
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5. Free from danger; safe; secure.
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Fear not; the forest is not three leagues off;
If we recover that we are sure enough. --Shak.
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{To be sure}, or {Be sure}, certainly; without doubt; as,
Shall you do? To be sure I shall.
{To make sure}.
(a) To make certain; to secure so that there can be no
failure of the purpose or object. "Make Cato sure."
--Addison. "A peace can not fail, provided we make
sure of Spain." --Sir W. Temple.
(b) To betroth. [Obs.]
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She that's made sure to him she loves not well.
--Cotgrave.
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Syn: Certain; unfailing; infallible; safe; firm; permanent;
steady; stable; strong; secure; indisputable; confident;
positive.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Sure \Sure\, adv.
In a sure manner; safely; certainly. "Great, sure, shall be
thy meed." --Spenser.
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'T is pleasant, sure, to see one's name in print.
--Byron.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sure
adv 1: 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" [syn: {surely}, {certainly}, {sure},
{for sure}, {for certain}, {sure enough}, {sure as
shooting}]
adj 1: 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}]
2: 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}]
3: 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}]
4: physically secure or dependable; "a sure footing"; "was on
sure ground"
5: 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}]
6: (of persons) worthy of trust or confidence; "a sure (or
trusted) friend" [syn: {sure}, {trusted}]
7: infallible or unfailing; "a sure (or true) sign of one's
commitment"
8: certain not to fail; "a sure hand on the throttle"
9: impossible to doubt or dispute; "indisputable (or sure)
proof" [syn: {indisputable}, {sure}]
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