Толковый словарь английского языка - certain
Certain
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I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *certanus, from Latin certus, from past participle of cernere to sift, discern, decide; akin to Greek krinein to separate, decide, judge, Old Irish criathar sieve Date: 13th century fixed , settled , of a specific but unspecified character, quantity, or degree , 3. dependable , reliable , known or proved to be true ; indisputable , 4. inevitable , incapable of failing ; destined, assured in mind or action , see: sure II. pronoun, plural in construction Date: 15th century ~ ones
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adj. & pron. --adj. 1 a (often foll. by of, or that + clause) confident, convinced (certain that I put it here). b (often foll. by that + clause) indisputable; known for sure (it is certain that he is guilty). 2 (often foll. by to + infin.) a that may be relied on to happen (it is certain to rain). b destined (certain to become a star). 3 definite, unfailing, reliable (a certain indication of the coming storm; his touch is certain). 4 (of a person, place, etc.) that might be specified, but is not (a certain lady; of a certain age). 5 some though not much (a certain reluctance). 6 (of a person, place, etc.) existing, though probably unknown to the reader or hearer (a certain John Smith). --pron. (as pl.) some but not all (certain of them were wounded). Phrases and idioms for certain without doubt. make certain = make sure (see SURE). Etymology: ME f. OF ult. f. L certus settled ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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