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"word": "as sure as eggs are eggs"
},
{
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"word": "as sure as eggs is eggs"
},
{
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"word": "cock-sure"
},
{
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"word": "for sure"
},
{
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"word": "I'm sure"
},
{
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"word": "make sure"
},
{
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"word": "self-sure"
},
{
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"word": "slow but sure wins the race"
},
{
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"word": "sure as a gun"
},
{
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"word": "sure as death"
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{
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"word": "sure as death and taxes"
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{
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"word": "sure as eggs"
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{
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"word": "sure as eggs are eggs"
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{
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"word": "sure as eggs is eggs"
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"word": "sure as fate"
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{
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"word": "sure as hell"
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{
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"word": "sure as shit"
},
{
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"word": "sure as shooting"
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{
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"word": "sure as sugar"
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{
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"word": "sure as taxes"
},
{
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"word": "sure as the world"
},
{
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"word": "sure bet"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "sure-enough"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "sure enough"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "sure-fire"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "sure-footed"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "sure-footedness"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "sure hand at the tiller"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "sure-handed"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "sure-handedly"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "sure-handedness"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "sure hand on the tiller"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "surely"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "sure of oneself"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "sure thing"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "sure up"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "to be sure"
}
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"depth": 1,
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"2": "siúráil",
"bor": "1",
"der": "1"
},
"expansion": "→⇒ Irish: siúráil",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→⇒ Irish: siúráil"
},
{
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{
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"1": "cy",
"2": "siwr",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Welsh: siwr",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Welsh: siwr"
}
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"2": "enm",
"3": "sure"
},
"expansion": "Middle English sure",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "enm",
"2": "seur"
},
"expansion": "seur",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "enm",
"2": "sur"
},
"expansion": "sur",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "frm",
"3": "sur"
},
"expansion": "Middle French sur",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "fro",
"3": "seür"
},
"expansion": "Old French seür",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "la",
"3": "sēcūrus",
"4": "",
"5": "secure",
"lit": "carefree"
},
"expansion": "Latin sēcūrus (“secure”, literally “carefree”)",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "la",
"2": "sē-",
"3": "",
"4": "apart"
},
"expansion": "sē- (“apart”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "la",
"2": "cūra",
"3": "",
"4": "care"
},
"expansion": "cūra (“care”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ang",
"2": "orsorg",
"3": "",
"4": "carefree"
},
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},
{
"args": {
"1": "ang",
"2": "or-",
"3": "",
"4": "without"
},
"expansion": "or- (“without”)",
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{
"args": {
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"3": "",
"4": "care"
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},
{
"args": {
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"2": "cure"
},
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"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "secure"
},
"expansion": "Doublet of secure",
"name": "doublet"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "sicker",
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},
"expansion": "sicker (“certain, safe”)",
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{
"args": {
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"2": "wis",
"3": "wis, iwis",
"4": "certain, sure"
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{
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"2": "gewiss",
"3": "ġewis, ġewiss",
"4": "certain, sure"
},
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"name": "noncog"
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{
"args": {
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"3": "",
"4": "sure, secure"
},
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"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ang",
"2": "sicor",
"3": "",
"4": "secure, sure"
},
"expansion": "Old English sicor (“secure, sure”)",
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}
],
"etymology_text": "From Middle English sure, seur, sur, from Middle French sur or Old French seür, from Latin sēcūrus (“secure”, literally “carefree”), from sē- (“apart”) + cūra (“care”) (compare Old English orsorg (“carefree”), from or- (“without”) + sorg (“care”)). See cure. Doublet of secure and the now obsolete or dialectal sicker (“certain, safe”).\nDisplaced native Middle English wis, iwis (“certain, sure”) (from Old English ġewis, ġewiss (“certain, sure”)), Middle English siker (“sure, secure”) (from Old English sicor (“secure, sure”)) with which was cognate.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "surer",
"tags": [
"comparative"
]
},
{
"form": "surest",
"tags": [
"superlative"
]
}
],
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},
"expansion": "sure (comparative surer, superlative surest)",
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}
],
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"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "adj",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"text": "This investment is a sure thing. The bailiff had a sure grip on the prisoner's arm.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Physically secure and certain, non-failing, reliable."
],
"id": "en-sure-en-adj-5UMfqG9h",
"links": [
[
"secure",
"secure"
],
[
"certain",
"certain"
]
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "40 25 23 9 2",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ʔakīd",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "أَكِيد"
},
{
"_dis1": "40 25 23 9 2",
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "vstah",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "վստահ"
},
{
"_dis1": "40 25 23 9 2",
"code": "rup",
"lang": "Aromanian",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "sigur"
},
{
"_dis1": "40 25 23 9 2",
"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "seguru"
},
{
"_dis1": "40 25 23 9 2",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "síguren",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "си́гурен"
},
{
"_dis1": "40 25 23 9 2",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "segur"
},
{
"_dis1": "40 25 23 9 2",
"code": "ccc",
"lang": "Chamicuro",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "akachelo'ta"
},
{
"_dis1": "40 25 23 9 2",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "確定"
},
{
"_dis1": "40 25 23 9 2",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "quèdìng",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "确定"
},
{
"_dis1": "40 25 23 9 2",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "jistý"
},
{
"_dis1": "40 25 23 9 2",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "zeker"
},
{
"_dis1": "40 25 23 9 2",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "varma"
},
{
"_dis1": "40 25 23 9 2",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "sûr"
},
{
"_dis1": "40 25 23 9 2",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "sûre"
},
{
"_dis1": "40 25 23 9 2",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "certain"
},
{
"_dis1": "40 25 23 9 2",
"code": "fur",
"lang": "Friulian",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "sigûr"
},
{
"_dis1": "40 25 23 9 2",
"code": "fur",
"lang": "Friulian",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "ciert"
},
{
"_dis1": "40 25 23 9 2",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "certo"
},
{
"_dis1": "40 25 23 9 2",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "seguro"
},
{
"_dis1": "40 25 23 9 2",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "sando",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "სანდო"
},
{
"_dis1": "40 25 23 9 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "sicher"
},
{
"_dis1": "40 25 23 9 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "stichhaltig"
},
{
"_dis1": "40 25 23 9 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "hieb- und stichfest"
},
{
"_dis1": "40 25 23 9 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "wasserdicht"
},
{
"_dis1": "40 25 23 9 2",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "asfalís",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "ασφαλής"
},
{
"_dis1": "40 25 23 9 2",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "batúakh",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "בָּטוּחַ"
},
{
"_dis1": "40 25 23 9 2",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "biztos"
},
{
"_dis1": "40 25 23 9 2",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "dearfa"
},
{
"_dis1": "40 25 23 9 2",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "deimhin"
},
{
"_dis1": "40 25 23 9 2",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "sicuro"
},
{
"_dis1": "40 25 23 9 2",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "sicura"
},
{
"_dis1": "40 25 23 9 2",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "certo"
},
{
"_dis1": "40 25 23 9 2",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "certa"
},
{
"_dis1": "40 25 23 9 2",
"alt": "たしか",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "tashika",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "確か"
},
{
"_dis1": "40 25 23 9 2",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "hwaksilhada",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "확실하다"
},
{
"_dis1": "40 25 23 9 2",
"code": "lld",
"lang": "Ladin",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "cert"
},
{
"_dis1": "40 25 23 9 2",
"code": "lld",
"lang": "Ladin",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "cërt"
},
{
"_dis1": "40 25 23 9 2",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "certus"
},
{
"_dis1": "40 25 23 9 2",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "siguren",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "сигурен"
},
{
"_dis1": "40 25 23 9 2",
"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "seux"
},
{
"_dis1": "40 25 23 9 2",
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "segur"
},
{
"_dis1": "40 25 23 9 2",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "motma'enn, motma'en",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "مطمئن"
},
{
"_dis1": "40 25 23 9 2",
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "wess"
},
{
"_dis1": "40 25 23 9 2",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "pewny"
},
{
"_dis1": "40 25 23 9 2",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "pewien"
},
{
"_dis1": "40 25 23 9 2",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "certo"
},
{
"_dis1": "40 25 23 9 2",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "seguro"
},
{
"_dis1": "40 25 23 9 2",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "sigur"
},
{
"_dis1": "40 25 23 9 2",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "cert"
},
{
"_dis1": "40 25 23 9 2",
"code": "rm",
"lang": "Romansch",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "segir"
},
{
"_dis1": "40 25 23 9 2",
"code": "rm",
"lang": "Romansch",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "sieir"
},
{
"_dis1": "40 25 23 9 2",
"code": "rm",
"lang": "Romansch",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "siir"
},
{
"_dis1": "40 25 23 9 2",
"code": "rm",
"lang": "Romansch",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "sgür"
},
{
"_dis1": "40 25 23 9 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "uvérennyj",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "уве́ренный"
},
{
"_dis1": "40 25 23 9 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "nadjóžnyj",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "надёжный"
},
{
"_dis1": "40 25 23 9 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vérnyj",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "ве́рный"
},
{
"_dis1": "40 25 23 9 2",
"code": "sc",
"lang": "Sardinian",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "securu"
},
{
"_dis1": "40 25 23 9 2",
"code": "sc",
"lang": "Sardinian",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "seguru"
},
{
"_dis1": "40 25 23 9 2",
"code": "sc",
"lang": "Sardinian",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "sicuru"
},
{
"_dis1": "40 25 23 9 2",
"code": "sc",
"lang": "Sardinian",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "siguru"
},
{
"_dis1": "40 25 23 9 2",
"code": "sco",
"lang": "Scots",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "shuir"
},
{
"_dis1": "40 25 23 9 2",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "cinnteach"
},
{
"_dis1": "40 25 23 9 2",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "deimhinn"
},
{
"_dis1": "40 25 23 9 2",
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "sicuru"
},
{
"_dis1": "40 25 23 9 2",
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "siguro"
},
{
"_dis1": "40 25 23 9 2",
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "certu"
},
{
"_dis1": "40 25 23 9 2",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "seguro"
},
{
"_dis1": "40 25 23 9 2",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "säker"
},
{
"_dis1": "40 25 23 9 2",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "emin"
},
{
"_dis1": "40 25 23 9 2",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "upévnenyj",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "упе́внений"
},
{
"_dis1": "40 25 23 9 2",
"code": "vec",
"lang": "Venetian",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "çerto"
},
{
"_dis1": "40 25 23 9 2",
"code": "vec",
"lang": "Venetian",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "serto"
},
{
"_dis1": "40 25 23 9 2",
"code": "vec",
"lang": "Venetian",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "sigur"
},
{
"_dis1": "40 25 23 9 2",
"code": "vec",
"lang": "Venetian",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "siguro"
},
{
"_dis1": "40 25 23 9 2",
"code": "vec",
"lang": "Venetian",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "seguro"
},
{
"_dis1": "40 25 23 9 2",
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "siwr"
},
{
"_dis1": "40 25 23 9 2",
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "sicr"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "2008 November 21, Graham Linehan, The IT Crowd, Season 3, Episode 1",
"text": "Roy: I'm 95% sure it was him.\nJen: You... you said you were 99% sure.\nRoy: I'm 97% sure it was him."
},
{
"text": "He is sure she was lying.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "He was sure of being a finalist.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "They aren't completely sure who will attend.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "You seemed sure that the car was his.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Certain in one's knowledge or belief."
],
"id": "en-sure-en-adj-W8XDNJV5",
"links": [
[
"knowledge",
"knowledge"
],
[
"belief",
"belief"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"_dis1": "6 87 4 1 2",
"sense": "steadfast in one's knowledge or belief",
"word": "certain"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 87 4 1 2",
"sense": "steadfast in one's knowledge or belief",
"word": "positive"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 87 4 1 2",
"sense": "steadfast in one's knowledge or belief",
"word": "wis"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "15 72 11 1 0",
"code": "ar",
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"word": "مُتَأَكِّد"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 72 11 1 0",
"code": "acw",
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"sense": "certain in one's knowledge or belief",
"tags": [
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],
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},
{
"_dis1": "15 72 11 1 0",
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "hastatun",
"sense": "certain in one's knowledge or belief",
"word": "հաստատուն"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 72 11 1 0",
"code": "eu",
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"sense": "certain in one's knowledge or belief",
"word": "seguru"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 72 11 1 0",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "upéŭnjeny",
"sense": "certain in one's knowledge or belief",
"word": "упэ́ўнены"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 72 11 1 0",
"code": "be",
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"word": "пэ́ўны"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 72 11 1 0",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "uvéren",
"sense": "certain in one's knowledge or belief",
"word": "уве́рен"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 72 11 1 0",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "síguren",
"sense": "certain in one's knowledge or belief",
"word": "си́гурен"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 72 11 1 0",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "certain in one's knowledge or belief",
"word": "segur"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 72 11 1 0",
"code": "cmn",
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"sense": "certain in one's knowledge or belief",
"word": "確定"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 72 11 1 0",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "quèdìng",
"sense": "certain in one's knowledge or belief",
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},
{
"_dis1": "15 72 11 1 0",
"code": "cs",
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"word": "jistý"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 72 11 1 0",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "certain in one's knowledge or belief",
"word": "sikker"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 72 11 1 0",
"code": "nl",
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"word": "zeker"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 72 11 1 0",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
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"word": "certa"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 72 11 1 0",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "certain in one's knowledge or belief",
"word": "varma"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 72 11 1 0",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "certain in one's knowledge or belief",
"word": "sûr"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 72 11 1 0",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "certain in one's knowledge or belief",
"word": "certain"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 72 11 1 0",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "certain in one's knowledge or belief",
"word": "certo"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 72 11 1 0",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "darc̣munebuli",
"sense": "certain in one's knowledge or belief",
"word": "დარწმუნებული"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 72 11 1 0",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "certain in one's knowledge or belief",
"word": "sicher"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 72 11 1 0",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
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"sense": "certain in one's knowledge or belief",
"word": "βέβαιος"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 72 11 1 0",
"code": "el",
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"sense": "certain in one's knowledge or belief",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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},
{
"_dis1": "15 72 11 1 0",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "batúakh",
"sense": "certain in one's knowledge or belief",
"word": "בָּטוּחַ"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 72 11 1 0",
"code": "hu",
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"sense": "certain in one's knowledge or belief"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 72 11 1 0",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "certain in one's knowledge or belief",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "viss"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 72 11 1 0",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "certain in one's knowledge or belief",
"word": "sicuro"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 72 11 1 0",
"alt": "かくしんした",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kakushin shita",
"sense": "certain in one's knowledge or belief",
"word": "確信した"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 72 11 1 0",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "hwaksilhada",
"sense": "certain in one's knowledge or belief",
"word": "확실하다"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 72 11 1 0",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "siguren",
"sense": "certain in one's knowledge or belief",
"word": "сигурен"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 72 11 1 0",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "uveren",
"sense": "certain in one's knowledge or belief",
"word": "уверен"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 72 11 1 0",
"code": "swb",
"lang": "Maore Comorian",
"sense": "certain in one's knowledge or belief",
"word": "na yakini"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 72 11 1 0",
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "certain in one's knowledge or belief",
"word": "sikker"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 72 11 1 0",
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "certain in one's knowledge or belief",
"word": "ġewiss"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 72 11 1 0",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "certain in one's knowledge or belief",
"word": "pewny"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 72 11 1 0",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "certain in one's knowledge or belief",
"word": "certo"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 72 11 1 0",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "certain in one's knowledge or belief",
"word": "sigur"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 72 11 1 0",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "certain in one's knowledge or belief",
"word": "cert"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 72 11 1 0",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "uvérennyj",
"sense": "certain in one's knowledge or belief",
"word": "уве́ренный"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 72 11 1 0",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "certain in one's knowledge or belief",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
],
"word": "си̏гӯран"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 72 11 1 0",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "certain in one's knowledge or belief",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic"
],
"word": "у̀верен"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 72 11 1 0",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "certain in one's knowledge or belief",
"tags": [
"Roman"
],
"word": "sȉgūran"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 72 11 1 0",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "certain in one's knowledge or belief",
"tags": [
"Roman"
],
"word": "ùveren"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 72 11 1 0",
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},
{
"_dis1": "15 72 11 1 0",
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"word": "gotov"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 72 11 1 0",
"code": "es",
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"word": "seguro"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 72 11 1 0",
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"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "certain in one's knowledge or belief",
"word": "säker"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 72 11 1 0",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "upévnenyj",
"sense": "certain in one's knowledge or belief",
"word": "упе́внений"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 72 11 1 0",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "pévnyj",
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"word": "пе́вний"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 72 11 1 0",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "certain in one's knowledge or belief",
"word": "chắc chắn"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 72 11 1 0",
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"word": "siŵr"
},
{
"_dis1": "15 72 11 1 0",
"code": "cy",
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"word": "sicr"
}
]
},
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{
"text": "Be sure to lock the door when you leave.",
"type": "example"
}
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"Certain to act or be a specified way."
],
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"(followed by a to infinitive) Certain to act or be a specified way."
],
"raw_tags": [
"followed by a to infinitive"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "31 26 40 2 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"note": "varma (\"be sure to\" in requests is expressed with muistaa)",
"sense": "certain to act or be"
},
{
"_dis1": "31 26 40 2 1",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "certain to act or be",
"word": "mindenképpen"
}
]
},
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"Free from danger; safe; secure."
],
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"(obsolete) Free from danger; safe; secure."
],
"tags": [
"obsolete"
]
},
{
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{
"text": "c. 1513-1518 (probably date written, published after 1535) Thomas More, History of King Richard III\nThe king was sure to Dame Elizabeth Lucy, and her husband before God."
},
{
"ref": "1632, Richard Brome, The Northern Lass",
"text": "I presum'd […] [that] you had been sure, as fast as faith could bind you, man and wife.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
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"Betrothed; engaged to marry."
],
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"(obsolete) Betrothed; engaged to marry."
],
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"obsolete"
]
}
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"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ʃɔː/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ʃɜː/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ʃoː/",
"tags": [
"General-Australian",
"New-Zealand"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ʃʊɹ/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ʃɔɹ/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ʃɚ/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ʃɔɹ/",
"tags": [
"Canada"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ʃɚ/",
"tags": [
"Canada"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ʃuɚ/",
"tags": [
"New-York-City"
]
},
{
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{
"ipa": "/sjʊəɹ/",
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"obsolete"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/sjuːɹ/",
"tags": [
"obsolete"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/sɪʊ̯ɹ/",
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]
},
{
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},
{
"homophone": "shaw"
},
{
"homophone": "Shaw (in non-rhotic dialects with the paw-poor merger)"
},
{
"homophone": "show (in non-rhotic dialects with the show-sure merger)"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ʊə(ɹ)"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɔː(ɹ)"
},
{
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],
"text": "Audio (Swiss)"
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],
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"word": "certain"
},
{
"_dis1": "38 6 6 46 5",
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{
"_dis1": "38 6 6 46 5",
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"_dis1": "38 6 6 46 5",
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"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
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},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
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}
],
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"4": "",
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{
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{
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{
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},
{
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},
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},
{
"args": {
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"3": "",
"4": "secure, sure"
},
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}
],
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{
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{
"text": "Sure he's coming! Why wouldn't he?"
},
{
"text": "\"Did you kill that bear yourself?\" ―\"I sure did!\""
},
{
"ref": "1802, Charles Lamb, John Woodvil",
"text": "These high and gusty relishes of life, sure,\nHave no allayings of mortality in them.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
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"Without doubt, certainly."
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[
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[
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},
{
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],
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],
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]
}
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"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ʃɔː/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ʃɜː/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ʃoː/",
"tags": [
"General-Australian",
"New-Zealand"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ʃʊɹ/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ʃɔɹ/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ʃɚ/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ʃɔɹ/",
"tags": [
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]
},
{
"ipa": "/ʃɚ/",
"tags": [
"Canada"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ʃuɚ/",
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]
},
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},
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},
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]
},
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},
{
"homophone": "shaw"
},
{
"homophone": "Shaw (in non-rhotic dialects with the paw-poor merger)"
},
{
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},
{
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},
{
"rhymes": "-ɔː(ɹ)"
},
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{
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{
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},
{
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},
{
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"sense": "of course",
"word": "իհարկե"
},
{
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"sense": "of course",
"word": "անշուշտ"
},
{
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"sense": "of course",
"word": "當然"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 87 6",
"code": "cmn",
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"sense": "of course",
"word": "当然"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 87 6",
"code": "fi",
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"sense": "of course",
"word": "toki"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 87 6",
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"word": "bien sûr"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 87 6",
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"roman": "utuod",
"sense": "of course",
"word": "უთუოდ"
},
{
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{
"_dis1": "7 87 6",
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"lang": "Greek",
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"sense": "of course",
"word": "βεβαίως"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 87 6",
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"lang": "Hebrew",
"sense": "of course",
"word": "בטח"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 87 6",
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"sense": "of course",
"word": "persze"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 87 6",
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"word": "hogyne"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 87 6",
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"word": "certo"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 87 6",
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{
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"word": "oczywiście"
},
{
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"sense": "of course",
"word": "pewnie!"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 87 6",
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"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "of course",
"word": "naturalnie"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 87 6",
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"word": "tá"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 87 6",
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"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "of course",
"word": "claro"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 87 6",
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"sense": "of course",
"word": "tudo bem"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 87 6",
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"lang": "Romanian",
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"word": "sigur"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 87 6",
"code": "ru",
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"sense": "of course",
"word": "коне́чно"
},
{
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"sense": "of course",
"word": "určite"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 87 6",
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"sense": "of course",
"word": "sevéda"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 87 6",
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"word": "por supuesto"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 87 6",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "of course",
"word": "claro"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 87 6",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "of course",
"word": "visst"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 87 6",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "of course",
"word": "jodå"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 87 6",
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"sense": "of course",
"word": "självklart"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 87 6",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zvísno",
"sense": "of course",
"word": "зві́сно"
}
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{
"text": "\"Thanks for helping me with that electrical fault.\" \"Sure. Any time.\"",
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]
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{
"ipa": "/ʃɔː/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ʃɜː/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ʃoː/",
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"New-Zealand"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ʃʊɹ/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ʃɔɹ/",
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"General-American"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ʃɚ/",
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"General-American"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ʃɔɹ/",
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"Canada"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ʃɚ/",
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"Canada"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ʃuɚ/",
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]
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},
{
"ipa": "/sjʊəɹ/",
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]
},
{
"ipa": "/sjuːɹ/",
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]
},
{
"ipa": "/sɪʊ̯ɹ/",
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]
},
{
"homophone": "shore (with the cure-force merger)"
},
{
"homophone": "shaw"
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{
"homophone": "Shaw (in non-rhotic dialects with the paw-poor merger)"
},
{
"homophone": "show (in non-rhotic dialects with the show-sure merger)"
},
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{
"rhymes": "-ɔː(ɹ)"
},
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"word": "разбира се"
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{
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},
{
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"English modal adverbs",
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"English terms derived from Middle English",
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"English terms with IPA pronunciation",
"English terms with audio links",
"English terms with homophones",
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"word": "as sure as eggs are eggs"
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{
"word": "as sure as eggs is eggs"
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"word": "cock-sure"
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{
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{
"word": "make sure"
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{
"word": "self-sure"
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{
"word": "slow but sure wins the race"
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{
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{
"word": "sure as death"
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{
"word": "sure as death and taxes"
},
{
"word": "sure as eggs"
},
{
"word": "sure as eggs are eggs"
},
{
"word": "sure as eggs is eggs"
},
{
"word": "sure as fate"
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{
"word": "sure as hell"
},
{
"word": "sure as shit"
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{
"word": "sure as shooting"
},
{
"word": "sure as sugar"
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{
"word": "sure as taxes"
},
{
"word": "sure as the world"
},
{
"word": "sure bet"
},
{
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},
{
"word": "sure enough"
},
{
"word": "sure-fire"
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{
"word": "sure-footed"
},
{
"word": "sure-footedness"
},
{
"word": "sure hand at the tiller"
},
{
"word": "sure-handed"
},
{
"word": "sure-handedly"
},
{
"word": "sure-handedness"
},
{
"word": "sure hand on the tiller"
},
{
"word": "surely"
},
{
"word": "sure of oneself"
},
{
"word": "sure thing"
},
{
"word": "sure up"
},
{
"word": "to be sure"
}
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},
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},
{
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},
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},
{
"args": {
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"3": "",
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},
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},
{
"args": {
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"2": "sicor",
"3": "",
"4": "secure, sure"
},
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}
],
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"comparative"
]
},
{
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"superlative"
]
}
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},
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}
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],
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"type": "example"
}
],
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],
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[
"secure",
"secure"
],
[
"certain",
"certain"
]
]
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],
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{
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},
{
"text": "He is sure she was lying.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "He was sure of being a finalist.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "They aren't completely sure who will attend.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "You seemed sure that the car was his.",
"type": "example"
}
],
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"Certain in one's knowledge or belief."
],
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[
"knowledge",
"knowledge"
],
[
"belief",
"belief"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English terms with usage examples"
],
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{
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"type": "example"
}
],
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],
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"(followed by a to infinitive) Certain to act or be a specified way."
],
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"followed by a to infinitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English terms with obsolete senses"
],
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],
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"(obsolete) Free from danger; safe; secure."
],
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"obsolete"
]
},
{
"categories": [
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"English terms with quotations",
"Quotation templates to be cleaned"
],
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{
"text": "c. 1513-1518 (probably date written, published after 1535) Thomas More, History of King Richard III\nThe king was sure to Dame Elizabeth Lucy, and her husband before God."
},
{
"ref": "1632, Richard Brome, The Northern Lass",
"text": "I presum'd […] [that] you had been sure, as fast as faith could bind you, man and wife.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
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"Betrothed; engaged to marry."
],
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],
"tags": [
"obsolete"
]
}
],
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"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ʃɔː/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ʃɜː/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ʃoː/",
"tags": [
"General-Australian",
"New-Zealand"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ʃʊɹ/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ʃɔɹ/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ʃɚ/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ʃɔɹ/",
"tags": [
"Canada"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ʃɚ/",
"tags": [
"Canada"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ʃuɚ/",
"tags": [
"New-York-City"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ʃoʊ/",
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},
{
"ipa": "/sjʊəɹ/",
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"obsolete"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/sjuːɹ/",
"tags": [
"obsolete"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/sɪʊ̯ɹ/",
"tags": [
"obsolete"
]
},
{
"homophone": "shore (with the cure-force merger)"
},
{
"homophone": "shaw"
},
{
"homophone": "Shaw (in non-rhotic dialects with the paw-poor merger)"
},
{
"homophone": "show (in non-rhotic dialects with the show-sure merger)"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ʊə(ɹ)"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɔː(ɹ)"
},
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"Swiss"
],
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},
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"tags": [
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],
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{
"sense": "secure and steadfast",
"word": "certain"
},
{
"sense": "secure and steadfast",
"word": "failsafe"
},
{
"sense": "secure and steadfast",
"word": "reliable"
},
{
"sense": "secure and steadfast",
"word": "sicker"
},
{
"sense": "steadfast in one's knowledge or belief",
"word": "certain"
},
{
"sense": "steadfast in one's knowledge or belief",
"word": "positive"
},
{
"sense": "steadfast in one's knowledge or belief",
"word": "wis"
},
{
"word": "sho"
},
{
"word": "sho'"
}
],
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{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ʔakīd",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "أَكِيد"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "vstah",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "վստահ"
},
{
"code": "rup",
"lang": "Aromanian",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "sigur"
},
{
"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "seguru"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "síguren",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "си́гурен"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "segur"
},
{
"code": "ccc",
"lang": "Chamicuro",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "akachelo'ta"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "確定"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "quèdìng",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "确定"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "jistý"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "zeker"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "varma"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "sûr"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "sûre"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "certain"
},
{
"code": "fur",
"lang": "Friulian",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "sigûr"
},
{
"code": "fur",
"lang": "Friulian",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "ciert"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "certo"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "seguro"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "sando",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "სანდო"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "sicher"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "stichhaltig"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "hieb- und stichfest"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "wasserdicht"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "asfalís",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "ασφαλής"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "batúakh",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "בָּטוּחַ"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "biztos"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "dearfa"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "deimhin"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "sicuro"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "sicura"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "certo"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "certa"
},
{
"alt": "たしか",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "tashika",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "確か"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "hwaksilhada",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "확실하다"
},
{
"code": "lld",
"lang": "Ladin",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "cert"
},
{
"code": "lld",
"lang": "Ladin",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "cërt"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "certus"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "siguren",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "сигурен"
},
{
"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "seux"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "segur"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "motma'enn, motma'en",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "مطمئن"
},
{
"code": "pdt",
"lang": "Plautdietsch",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "wess"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "pewny"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "pewien"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "certo"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "seguro"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "sigur"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "cert"
},
{
"code": "rm",
"lang": "Romansch",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "segir"
},
{
"code": "rm",
"lang": "Romansch",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "sieir"
},
{
"code": "rm",
"lang": "Romansch",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "siir"
},
{
"code": "rm",
"lang": "Romansch",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "sgür"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "uvérennyj",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "уве́ренный"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "nadjóžnyj",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "надёжный"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vérnyj",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "ве́рный"
},
{
"code": "sc",
"lang": "Sardinian",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "securu"
},
{
"code": "sc",
"lang": "Sardinian",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "seguru"
},
{
"code": "sc",
"lang": "Sardinian",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "sicuru"
},
{
"code": "sc",
"lang": "Sardinian",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "siguru"
},
{
"code": "sco",
"lang": "Scots",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "shuir"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "cinnteach"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "deimhinn"
},
{
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "sicuru"
},
{
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "siguro"
},
{
"code": "scn",
"lang": "Sicilian",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "certu"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "seguro"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "säker"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "emin"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "upévnenyj",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "упе́внений"
},
{
"code": "vec",
"lang": "Venetian",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "çerto"
},
{
"code": "vec",
"lang": "Venetian",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "serto"
},
{
"code": "vec",
"lang": "Venetian",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "sigur"
},
{
"code": "vec",
"lang": "Venetian",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "siguro"
},
{
"code": "vec",
"lang": "Venetian",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "seguro"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "siwr"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "certain, reliable",
"word": "sicr"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "mutaʔakkid",
"sense": "certain in one's knowledge or belief",
"word": "مُتَأَكِّد"
},
{
"code": "acw",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "mutʔakkid",
"sense": "certain in one's knowledge or belief",
"tags": [
"Hijazi-Arabic"
],
"word": "مُتْأكِّد"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "hastatun",
"sense": "certain in one's knowledge or belief",
"word": "հաստատուն"
},
{
"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "certain in one's knowledge or belief",
"word": "seguru"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "upéŭnjeny",
"sense": "certain in one's knowledge or belief",
"word": "упэ́ўнены"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "péŭny",
"sense": "certain in one's knowledge or belief",
"word": "пэ́ўны"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "uvéren",
"sense": "certain in one's knowledge or belief",
"word": "уве́рен"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "síguren",
"sense": "certain in one's knowledge or belief",
"word": "си́гурен"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "certain in one's knowledge or belief",
"word": "segur"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "certain in one's knowledge or belief",
"word": "確定"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "quèdìng",
"sense": "certain in one's knowledge or belief",
"word": "确定"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "certain in one's knowledge or belief",
"word": "jistý"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "certain in one's knowledge or belief",
"word": "sikker"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "certain in one's knowledge or belief",
"word": "zeker"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "certain in one's knowledge or belief",
"word": "certa"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "certain in one's knowledge or belief",
"word": "varma"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "certain in one's knowledge or belief",
"word": "sûr"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "certain in one's knowledge or belief",
"word": "certain"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "certain in one's knowledge or belief",
"word": "certo"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "darc̣munebuli",
"sense": "certain in one's knowledge or belief",
"word": "დარწმუნებული"
},
{
"code": "de",
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"tags": [
"Swiss"
],
"text": "Audio (Swiss)"
},
{
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"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/ed/En-us-sure.ogg/En-us-sure.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ed/En-us-sure.ogg",
"tags": [
"US"
],
"text": "Audio (US)"
},
{
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"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a3/En-us-sure2.ogg",
"tags": [
"US"
],
"text": "Audio (US)"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"sense": "noncommittal yes",
"word": "OK"
},
{
"sense": "noncommittal yes",
"word": "yes"
},
{
"sense": "response to being thanked",
"word": "of course"
},
{
"word": "sho"
},
{
"word": "sho'"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "razbira se",
"sense": "noncommittal yes",
"word": "разбира се"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "noncommittal yes",
"word": "toki"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "noncommittal yes",
"word": "vaikka"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "noncommittal yes",
"word": "d’accord"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "noncommittal yes",
"word": "pewnie"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "noncommittal yes",
"word": "jasne"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "noncommittal yes",
"word": "spoko"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ṭabʕan",
"sense": "of course",
"word": "طَبْعًا"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ʔakīd",
"sense": "of course",
"word": "أَكِيد"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "iharke",
"sense": "of course",
"word": "իհարկե"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "anšušt",
"sense": "of course",
"word": "անշուշտ"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "of course",
"word": "當然"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "dāngrán",
"sense": "of course",
"word": "当然"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "of course",
"word": "toki"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "of course",
"word": "bien sûr"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "utuod",
"sense": "of course",
"word": "უთუოდ"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "of course",
"word": "sicher"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "vevaíos",
"sense": "of course",
"word": "βεβαίως"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"sense": "of course",
"word": "בטח"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "of course",
"word": "persze"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "of course",
"word": "hogyne"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "of course",
"word": "certo"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "mochiron",
"sense": "of course",
"word": "もちろん"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "mullon",
"sense": "of course",
"word": "물론"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "of course",
"word": "jepp"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "of course",
"word": "ja visst"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "of course",
"word": "oczywiście"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"english": "exclamation",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "of course",
"word": "pewnie!"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "of course",
"word": "naturalnie"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "of course",
"word": "tá"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "of course",
"word": "claro"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "of course",
"word": "tudo bem"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "of course",
"word": "sigur"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "konéčno",
"sense": "of course",
"word": "коне́чно"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "of course",
"word": "určite"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "of course",
"word": "sevéda"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "of course",
"word": "por supuesto"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "of course",
"word": "claro"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "of course",
"word": "visst"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "of course",
"word": "jodå"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "of course",
"word": "självklart"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zvísno",
"sense": "of course",
"word": "зві́сно"
}
],
"word": "sure"
}
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