'Sure' definitions:
Definition of 'sure'
From: WordNet
adverb
Definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely'); "the results are surely encouraging"; "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" [syn: surely, certainly, sure, for sure, for certain, sure enough, sure as shooting]
adjective
Having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured; "felt certain of success"; "was sure (or certain) she had seen it"; "was very sure in his beliefs"; "sure of her friends" [syn: certain(p), sure] [ant: incertain, uncertain, unsure]
adjective
Exercising or taking care great enough to bring assurance; "be certain to disconnect the iron when you are through"; "be sure to lock the doors" [syn: certain, sure]
adjective
Certain to occur; destined or inevitable; "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" [syn: certain, sure] [ant: uncertain]
adjective
Physically secure or dependable; "a sure footing"; "was on sure ground"
adjective
Reliable in operation or effect; "a quick and certain remedy"; "a sure way to distinguish the two"; "wood dust is a sure sign of termites" [syn: certain, sure]
adjective
(of persons) worthy of trust or confidence; "a sure (or trusted) friend" [syn: sure, trusted]
adjective
Infallible or unfailing; "a sure (or true) sign of one's commitment"
adjective
Certain not to fail; "a sure hand on the throttle"
adjective
Impossible to doubt or dispute; "indisputable (or sure) proof" [syn: indisputable, sure]
Definition of 'Sure'
From: GCIDE
- Sure \Sure\, adv. In a sure manner; safely; certainly. "Great, sure, shall be thy meed." --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
- 'T is pleasant, sure, to see one's name in print. --Byron. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Sure'
From: GCIDE
- Sure \Sure\, a. [Compar. Surer; superl. Surest.] [OE. sur, OF. se["u]r, F. s[^u]r, L. securus; se aside, without + cura care. See Secure, and cf. Assure, Insure, Sicker sure.]
- 1. Certainly knowing and believing; confident beyond doubt; implicity trusting; unquestioning; positive. [1913 Webster]
- We are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against them which commit such things. --Rom. ii. 2. [1913 Webster]
- I'm sure care 's an enemy of life. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Certain to find or retain; as, to be sure of game; to be sure of success; to be sure of life or health. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Fit or worthy to be depended on; certain not to fail or disappoint expectation; unfailing; strong; permanent; enduring. "His sure word." --Keble. [1913 Webster]
- The Lord will certainly make my lord a sure house; because my lord fighteth the battles of the Lord. --1 Sam. xxv. 28. [1913 Webster]
- The testimony of the Lord is sure. --Ps. xix. 7. [1913 Webster]
- Which put in good sure leather sacks. --Chapman. [1913 Webster]
- 4. Betrothed; engaged to marry. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- The king was sure to Dame Elizabeth Lucy, and her husband before God. --Sir T. More. [1913 Webster]
- I presume . . . that you had been sure as fast as faith could bind you, man and wife. --Brome. [1913 Webster]
- 5. Free from danger; safe; secure. [1913 Webster]
- Fear not; the forest is not three leagues off; If we recover that we are sure enough. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- To be sure, or Be sure, certainly; without doubt; as, Shall you do? To be sure I shall.
- To make sure. (a) To make certain; to secure so that there can be no failure of the purpose or object. "Make Cato sure." --Addison. "A peace can not fail, provided we make sure of Spain." --Sir W. Temple. (b) To betroth. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- She that's made sure to him she loves not well. --Cotgrave. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: Certain; unfailing; infallible; safe; firm; permanent; steady; stable; strong; secure; indisputable; confident; positive. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'sure'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abiding,
- absolute,
- absolutely,
- accurate,
- adducible,
- admissible,
- agape,
- agog,
- all agog,
- all right,
- alright,
- alrighty,
- amen,
- anticipant,
- anticipating,
- anticipative,
- anticipatory,
- apodictic,
- arrogant,
- as you say,
- assured,
- assuredly,
- attestative,
- attestive,
- authentic,
- awaiting,
- aye,
- based on,
- believing,
- bound,
- by all means,
- calculable,
- certain,
- certainly,
- certified,
- changeless,
- circumstantial,
- clear,
- clear and distinct,
- clear as day,
- cocksure,
- cocky,
- conclusive,
- confident,
- constant,
- convinced,
- convincing,
- covered,
- cumulative,
- da,
- damning,
- decided,
- decisive,
- definite,
- dependable,
- determinate,
- determinative,
- determined,
- devout,
- documentary,
- documented,
- dogmatic,
- doubtless,
- eager,
- effective,
- enduring,
- ensured,
- established,
- evidential,
- evidentiary,
- ex parte,
- exactly,
- expectant,
- expecting,
- eye-witness,
- factual,
- faithful,
- faithworthy,
- fast,
- fated,
- fateful,
- fideistic,
- final,
- fine,
- firm,
- firsthand,
- fixed,
- foolproof,
- forearmed,
- forestalling,
- forewarned,
- founded on,
- gaping,
- genuine,
- good,
- good enough,
- grounded on,
- guaranteed,
- hear,
- hearsay,
- hopeful,
- hubristic,
- implicit,
- impressed with,
- in anticipation,
- in expectation,
- incontestable,
- incontrovertible,
- incorruptible,
- indeed,
- indeedy,
- indefeasible,
- indicative,
- indisputable,
- indubitable,
- ineluctable,
- inerrable,
- inerrant,
- inescapable,
- inevasible,
- inevitable,
- inexorable,
- infallible,
- inflexible,
- insured,
- invincible,
- inviolable,
- irrefutable,
- irresistible,
- irrevocable,
- ja,
- just so,
- looking for,
- looking forward to,
- mais oui,
- material,
- most assuredly,
- naturally,
- naturellement,
- necessary,
- never-failing,
- not surprised,
- nuncupative,
- of course,
- OK,
- okay,
- optimistic,
- oui,
- overconfident,
- oversure,
- overweening,
- overwhelming,
- perfectly sure,
- persuaded,
- pert,
- pietistic,
- pious,
- pistic,
- poised,
- pompous,
- positive,
- positively,
- precisely,
- predestined,
- predetermined,
- predictable,
- prepared,
- presumptive,
- probative,
- proud,
- proven,
- quite,
- rather,
- ready,
- real,
- really,
- reassured,
- reliable,
- resistless,
- responsible,
- right,
- righto,
- Roger,
- safe,
- sanguine,
- satisfied,
- secure,
- secured,
- self-assured,
- self-confident,
- self-important,
- self-possessed,
- self-reliant,
- self-satisfied,
- set,
- significant,
- sold on,
- solid,
- sound,
- stable,
- staunch,
- steadfast,
- steady,
- straight,
- strong,
- substantial,
- suggestive,
- sure as death,
- sure as fate,
- sure thing,
- sure-enough,
- sure-fire,
- surefire,
- surely,
- symptomatic,
- telling,
- tested,
- to be sure,
- to be trusted,
- tried,
- tried and true,
- true,
- truly,
- trustable,
- trustworthy,
- trusty,
- unafraid,
- unambiguous,
- unavoidable,
- unchangeable,
- unchanging,
- uncompromising,
- uncontestable,
- uncontrollable,
- undeflectable,
- undeniable,
- under the impression,
- undeviating,
- undoubtful,
- undoubting,
- unequivocal,
- unerring,
- unfailing,
- unfalse,
- unfaltering,
- unflinching,
- unhesitating,
- univocal,
- unmistakable,
- unperfidious,
- unpreventable,
- unqualified,
- unquestionable,
- unquestioning,
- unshakable,
- unshakeable,
- unshaken,
- unstoppable,
- unsurprised,
- unswerving,
- untreacherous,
- unvarying,
- unwavering,
- unyielding,
- valid,
- very well,
- waiting,
- waiting for,
- warranted,
- watching for,
- weighty,
- well and good,
- well-founded,
- well-grounded,
- wholehearted,
- why yes,
- yea,
- yeah,
- yep,
- yes,
- yes indeed,
- yes indeedy,
- yes sir,
- yes sirree