"sure thing" meaning in English

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Interjection

Head templates: {{en-interj}} sure thing
  1. (informal) A polite reply to thank you. Tags: informal Translations ((informal) a reply to thank you): pas de quoi (French), gern geschehen (German), minnsta mál [neuter] (Icelandic), það var ekkert (Icelandic), ekkert mál (Icelandic), пожа́луйста (požálujsta) (Russian), не за что (ne za što) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-sure_thing-en-intj-ywzFK6oO Disambiguation of '(informal) a reply to thank you': 91 9
  2. An affirmative reply; yes; certainly. Translations (an affirmative reply; yes; certainly): na klar (German), sjálfsagt mál [neuter] (Icelandic), ekkert mál [neuter] (Icelandic), то́чно (tóčno) (Russian), dalo por hecho (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-sure_thing-en-intj-zFKRycBv Disambiguation of 'an affirmative reply; yes; certainly': 9 91

Noun

Forms: sure things [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sure thing (plural sure things)
  1. (US) That which is certain. Tags: US Related terms: inevitable, inevitably, easy thing Translations ((US) that which is certain): sichere Sache [feminine] (German), σιγουράκι (sigouráki) [neuter] (Greek), scéal cinnte [masculine] (Irish)
    Sense id: en-sure_thing-en-noun-LlC51sKl Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 14 76 Synonyms: certainty, safe bet, banker [British], cert [informal], certainty, certitude, cinch, dead cert [informal], inevitability, racing certainty, sure thing, fair bet, good bet, safe bet, sure bet

Inflected forms

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