Level | A2 |
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Kind | adjective |
Front | certain |
IPA | /ˈsɜːtn / adjective |
Back | belli, besbelli; kaçınılmaz |
Back 2 | certain (adjective) /ˈsɜːtn
/ adjective
1 certain
(that) …; certain (to do sth)
sure to happen or to do sth; definite
belli, besbelli; kaçınılmaz
It
is almost certain that unemployment will increase this year.
The
Director is certain to agree.
Nothing
is certain at the moment. Wait and see.
We
must rescue them today, or they will face certain death.
note at SURE
2 [not
before a noun] certain
(that) …; certain (of sth)
completely sure; without any doubts
emin
I'm
absolutely certain that there was somebody outside my window.
I
think this is the man, but I can't be certain.
We're
not quite certain what time the train leaves.
I'm
certain of one thing – he didn't take the money.
3 [only
before a noun]
used for talking about a particular thing
or person without naming it or them
belirli
You
can only contact me at certain times of the day.
There
are certain reasons why I'd prefer not to meet him again.
In
most countries, you can only get married over a certain age.
4 [only
before a noun](formal)
used before sb's name to show that you do
not know them
diye biri
I
received a letter from a certain Mrs Berry.
5 [only
before a noun]
some, but not very much
(miktar vb.) belirli
I
suppose I have a certain amount of respect for Mr Law.
6 [only
before a noun]
noticeable but difficult to describe
belli bir
There
was a certain feeling of autumn in the air.
IDIOMS
for certain
without doubt
kesin olarak
I
don't know for certain what time we'll arrive.
make certain (that…)
1 to
do sth in order to be sure that sth else happens
garantiye almak;
emin olmak
They're
doing everything they can to make certain that they win.
2 to do sth in order to be sure that sth
is true
kesinleştirmek
We'd
better phone Akram before we go to make certain he's expecting us.
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