"certain" meaning in Englisch

See certain in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Nattes à chat-certain.wav , En-us-certain.ogg , En-ca-certain.ogg Forms: certain [positive], more certain [comparative], certainer [comparative], most certain [superlative], certainest [superlative]
Etymology: zurückgehend auf das gleichbedeutende lateinische Adjektiv certus ^(→ la)
  1. bestimmt, gewiss, sicher
    Sense id: de-certain-en-adj-DHFtZzwB
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: certainly, certainty Translations (bestimmt, gewiss, sicher): gewiss (Deutsch), certain (Französisch), viss (Isländisch), cierto (Spanisch)
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