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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSure
/ʃʊər/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
1 sense- 1
Completely confident or certain about something.
"I am sure that she will come."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Middle English: from Old French 'seur', from Latin 'securus' meaning 'safe, secure'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sure" is said worldwide
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确信
Transliteration: quèxìn
"我确信这一点。"
확실한
Transliteration: hwaksilhan
"나는 확실해요."
sûr
Transliteration: sûr
"Je suis sûr de moi."
sicher
Transliteration: sicher
"Ich bin mir sicher."
sicuro
Transliteration: sicuro
"Sono sicuro di questo."
seguro
Transliteration: seguro
"Estoy seguro de que lo harás."
certo
Transliteration: certo
"Tenho certeza disso."
पक्का
Transliteration: pakka
"मुझे पक्का यकीन है।"
確信して
Transliteration: kakushin shite
"私はそれを確信しています。"
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