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Sure   /ʃʊr/   Listen
adjective
Sure  adj.  (compar. surer; superl. surest)  
1.
Certainly knowing and believing; confident beyond doubt; implicity trusting; unquestioning; positive. "We are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against them which commit such things." "I'm sure care 's an enemy of life."
2.
Certain to find or retain; as, to be sure of game; to be sure of success; to be sure of life or health.
3.
Fit or worthy to be depended on; certain not to fail or disappoint expectation; unfailing; strong; permanent; enduring. "His sure word." "The Lord will certainly make my lord a sure house; because my lord fighteth the battles of the Lord." "The testimony of the Lord is sure." "Which put in good sure leather sacks."
4.
Betrothed; engaged to marry. (Obs.) "The king was sure to Dame Elizabeth Lucy, and her husband before God." "I presume... that you had been sure as fast as faith could bind you, man and wife."
5.
Free from danger; safe; secure. "Fear not; the forest is not three leagues off; If we recover that we are sure enough."
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." "A peace can not fail, provided we make sure of Spain."
(b)
To betroth. (Obs.) "She that's made sure to him she loves not well."
Synonyms: Certain; unfailing; infallible; safe; firm; permanent; steady; stable; strong; secure; indisputable; confident; positive.



adverb
Sure  adv.  In a sure manner; safely; certainly. "Great, sure, shall be thy meed." "'T is pleasant, sure, to see one's name in print."






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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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