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Quick definitions from WordNet (sure)
▸ adjective: physically secure or dependable ("A sure footing")
▸ adjective: certain not to fail ("A sure hand on the throttle")
▸ adjective: infallible or unfailing ("A sure (or true) sign of one's commitment")
▸ adjective: (of persons) worthy of trust or confidence ("A sure (or trusted) friend")
▸ adjective: exercising or taking care great enough to bring assurance ("Be sure to lock the doors")
▸ adjective: impossible to doubt or dispute ("Indisputable (or sure) proof")
▸ adjective: having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured ("Was sure (or certain) she had seen it")
▸ adjective: certain to occur; destined or inevitable ("Sudden but sure regret")
▸ adjective: capable of being depended on ("A sure way to distinguish the two")
▸ adverb: definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely') ("The results are surely encouraging")
▸ Also see surest
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▸ adjective: physically secure or dependable ("A sure footing")
▸ adjective: certain not to fail ("A sure hand on the throttle")
▸ adjective: infallible or unfailing ("A sure (or true) sign of one's commitment")
▸ adjective: (of persons) worthy of trust or confidence ("A sure (or trusted) friend")
▸ adjective: exercising or taking care great enough to bring assurance ("Be sure to lock the doors")
▸ adjective: impossible to doubt or dispute ("Indisputable (or sure) proof")
▸ adjective: having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured ("Was sure (or certain) she had seen it")
▸ adjective: certain to occur; destined or inevitable ("Sudden but sure regret")
▸ adjective: capable of being depended on ("A sure way to distinguish the two")
▸ adverb: definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely') ("The results are surely encouraging")
▸ Also see surest
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to sure
▸ Usage examples for sure
▸ Idioms related to sure (New!)
▸ Popular nouns described by sure
▸ Words that often appear near sure
▸ Rhymes of sure
▸ Invented words related to sure