Meaning of certainty | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An instance of being certain.
   countable, uncountable
2. of course. `May I borrow your typewriter?' `Certainly!'; `Certainly not!' ja, seker طَبْعاً! естествено certamente ovšem aber natürlich selvfølgelig φυσικά! (επιφ.) por supuesto muidugi البته totta kai certainementבוודאי निश्चित रूप से svakako hogyne! tentu saja Auðvitað, að sjálfsögðu certo!; no di certo! もちろん 물론 žinoma protams! sudah pasti natuurlijkklart !; så gjerne!; selvfølgelig!; ja visst!bezwzględnie خامخا certamente bine­­­­înţeles конечно iste(že), pravdaže seveda Naravno naturligtv...
3. A fact or truth unquestionably established.
   countable, uncountable
4. definitely. She may come but she can't say for certain. vir seker بِالتَّأكيد със сигурност com certeza najisto, určitě ganz sicher bestemt; med sikkerhed σίγουρα con certeza, con toda seguridad kindlalt بدون شک؛ قطعاً varmasti avec certitude בְּווַדַאוּת निश्चित sigurnost biztosan dengan keyakinan með vissu di sicuro 確かに 확실히 tikrai droši; noteikti semestinya met zekerheid med sikkerhet, sikkertna pewno صریح com certeza (în mod) sigur наверняка určite zagotovo sasvim sigurno säkert, med säker...
5. to act so that, or check that, something is sure. Make certain you arrive early; I think he's dead but you'd better make certain. seker maak يَتَأكَّد уверявам се assegurar-se ujistit se, přesvědčit se sich vergewissern sikre sig βεβαιώνομαιasegurar (millegi eest) hoolt kandma, üle kontrollima مطمئن شدن؛ اطمینان به عمل آوردن varmistaa s'assurer que לְווַדֵא निश्चित करना sigurnost megbizonyosodik vmiről memastikan ganga úr skugga um assicurarsi, accertarsi 確かめる 확실히 하다 pa(si)tikrinti, daryti ta...
6. The fact, quality, or state of being certain, especially: a. Inevitability: the certainty of death.
7. Something that is clearly established or assured: "On the field of battle there are no certainties" (Tom Clancy).
8. the condition of being certain
9. something established as certain or inevitable
10. for a certainty without doubt
11. the state of being certain.
12. something certain; an assured fact.

Equivalents

Examples

“with certainty”

“moral certainty”

“absolute certainty”

“She spoke with complete certainty.”

“There is no certainty that the plan will succeed.”

“That there may be Certainty upon an infallible Evidence in Matters of Science, I readily grant you. But since there once were Scepticks in Philosophy as well as Religion, such as doubted of every thing, I very much question, whether the whole World be agreed in this Point; unless you could assure me, that Race of Seekers is now extinct.”

“The certainty of punishment is the truest security against crimes.”

“Certainties are uninteresting and sating.”

“There is a certainty attainable. A certainty of feeling will arise through the very contemplation of Jesus. But there is also attainable a certainty of Reason.”

“Yet the truth is that City would probably have been coasting by that point if the referee, Michael Oliver, had not turned down three separate penalties, at least two of which could be accurately described as certainties.”

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