certain
IPA: sˈɝtʌn
noun
- A surname.
adjective
- Sure in one's mind, positive; absolutely confident in the truth of something.
- Not to be doubted or denied; established as a fact.
- Sure to happen, inevitable; assured.
- Unfailing; infallible.
- Fixed; regular; determinate.
- Particular and definite, but unspecified or unnamed; used to introduce someone or something without going into further detail.
- (preceded by "a", of a person) Named but not previously mentioned.
- (preceded by "a", of a person) Used before the name of someone famous that people are expected to know.
- (obsolete) Determined; resolved.
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Examples of "certain" in Sentences
- The date of the image is not certain.
- Eyewitnesses were certain of the events.
- Certain elements of the game are randomized.
- I'm certain of the spelling of the province.
- I'm not certain of the spelling of the name.
- I'm not certain of the accuracy of the table.
- A certain amount of the debate was acrimonious.
- In addition, certain products are not vendible.
- In the darkness the coxswain was not certain of his position.
- I am sure this will be the cause of much merriment in certain circles.