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Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th
certain
cer·tain (sûrʹtn)adj. 1. Definite; fixed: set aside a certain sum each week. 2. Sure to come or happen; inevitable: certain success. 3. Established beyond doubt or question; indisputable: What is certain is that every effect must have a cause. 4. Capable of being relied on; dependable: a quick and certain remedy. 5. Having or showing confidence; assured. 6. a. Not specified or identified but assumed to be known: felt that certain breeds did not make good pets. b. Named but not known or previously mentioned: a certain Ms. Johnson. 7. Perceptible; noticeable: a certain charm; a certain air of mystery. 8. Not great; calculable: to a certain degree; a certain delay in the schedule.pron. An indefinite but limited number; some: Certain of the products are faulty.Idiom:for certain Without doubt; definitely. [Middle English, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *certānus, from Latin certus, past participle of cernere, to determine. See krei- in Indo-European Roots.] Synonyms: certain, inescapable, inevitable, sure, unavoidable These adjectives mean impossible to avoid or evade: soldiers who knew they faced certain death; facts that led to an inescapable conclusion; an inevitable result; sudden but sure retribution; an unavoidable accident. See also synonyms at sure Usage Note: Although certain appears to be an absolute term, it is frequently qualified by adverbs, as in fairly certain or quite certain. In an earlier survey a majority of the Usage Panel accepted the construction Nothing could be more certain.
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