certain
Cross references:
1. sure
1. cer.tain \'s*rt-*n\ \-le-\ aj [ME, fr. OF, fr. (assumed) VL certanus,
fr. L certus, fr. pp. of Xcernere, to sift, discern, decide; akin to Gk
krinein to separate, decide, judge, keirein to cut - more at SHEAR 1a:
FIXED, SETTLED 1b: proved to be true 2: of a specific but unspecified
character : PARTICULAR 3a: DEPENDABLE, RELIABLE 3b: INDISPUTABLE 4a:
INEVITABLE 4b: incapable of failing : DESTINED 5: assured in mind or
action - cer.tain.ly av
2. certain pn pl in constr : certain ones