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Sure

adjective

(compar. surer; superl. surest)

1.

Having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured. Synonym: certain. "Was sure (or certain) she had seen it" , "Was very sure in his beliefs" , "Sure of her friends"

2.

Exercising or taking care great enough to bring assurance. Synonym: certain. "Be sure to lock the doors"

3.

Certain to occur; destined or inevitable. Synonym: certain. "His fate is certain" , "In this life nothing is certain but death and taxes" , "He faced certain death" , "Sudden but sure regret" , "He is sure to win"

4.

Physically secure or dependable. "Was on sure ground"

5.

Reliable in operation or effect. Synonym: certain. "A sure way to distinguish the two" , "Wood dust is a sure sign of termites"

6.

(of persons) worthy of trust or confidence. Synonym: trusted.

7.

Infallible or unfailing.

8.

Certain not to fail.

9.

Impossible to doubt or dispute. Synonym: indisputable.

adverb

1.

Definitely or positively ('sure' is sometimes used informally for 'surely'). Synonyms: certainly, for certain, for sure, sure as shooting, sure enough, surely. "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"

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— The Mississippi Bubble • Emerson Hough

... me and fawn away Innocuous. [The crowd does indeed seem to have fallen completely under the sway of LUC.'s magnetism, and is evidently convinced that it had been about to make an end of the monk.] Take thou, and wear henceforth, As a sure talisman 'gainst future perils, This little, little ring. [SAV. makes awkward gesture of refusal. Angry murmurs from the crowd. Cries of 'Take thou the ring!' 'Churl!' 'Put it on!' etc. Enter the Borgias' FOOL and stands unnoticed on fringe of crowd.] I hoped you 'ld like it— Neat ...

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... in sight, nor were the hounds. The latter, however, were hot on the trail. I knew the lioness had taken to another tree or a hole under the wall, and would soon be routed out. This time I felt sure she would run down and I took a rapid glance below. The slope inclined at a steep angle and was one long slide of bits of yellow stone with many bunches of scrub oak and manzanita. Those latter I saw with satisfaction, because in case I had to go down they would stop the little avalanches. ...

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