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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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"Sure" Quotes from Famous Books



... o'clock, Rigou was sure of finding the usual party assembled at the Soudrys'. There, as everywhere else in town, the dinner-hour was three o'clock, according to the custom of the last century. From five to nine the notables of Soulanges met in Madame Soudry's salon to exchange the news, ...
— Sons of the Soil • Honore de Balzac

... killed, captain, dat all."—"Purser killed?—Doctor, is Saveall hurt?" Treenail could stand it no longer. "No, sir, no; it is one of the gunroom pigs that we shipped at Halifax, three cruises ago; I am sure I don't know how he survived one, but the seamen took a fancy to him, and nicknamed him the Purser. You know, sir, they make pets of any thing, and every ...
— The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Vol. 14, - Issue 401, November 28, 1829 • Various

... fitting so to talk before me," she said. "Of this be sure, that if the Witch may be come at, she shall be slain and given to Osiris ...
— The World's Desire • H. Rider Haggard and Andrew Lang

... air through unseen openings. The light, dim as it was, which my eyes had enjoyed for a short period, made the darkness of the hold still darker. My senses were for a few moments confused, and for some time I searched in vain for the handspike. I was sure, however, that I remembered where I had left it. At last my hand touched the instrument, and I dragged it back to the scene of my intended operations. As I reached the spot, what what was my dismay to find all in darkness. The hatch, had been replaced, and ...
— Dick Cheveley - His Adventures and Misadventures • W. H. G. Kingston

... precious paragraph with mingled grief and indignation. He understood the case at a glance. Tom Spicer had joined him, and the little merchant had been involved in his crime. He was sure that Bobby had had no part in stealing the money. One so noble and true as he had been could not steal, he reasoned. It was contrary to experience, contrary ...
— Now or Never - The Adventures of Bobby Bright • Oliver Optic


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