certain#3 (a)
sure#4 (a)

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type a
lex_filenum 00
def certain to occur
def destined or inevitable
examples 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
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Also see predictable
Antonym certain → uncertain
Similar to bound(p), destined; doomed, fated; foreordained, predestinate, predestined; in for(p)
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Similar to bound(p), destined; doomed, fated; foreordained, predestinate, predestined; in for(p)
Antonym uncertain → certain
Also see predictable

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