Sure meaning in English

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Definition

(Are you) sure?: (Are you) certain, positive? adjective
(-Can I borrow your car?) -Sure: (-Can I borrow your car?) -Of course, No problem, Yes. idiom
for sure: certainly, surely, definitely adverb
It sure is going to be a hot day.

Examples

  • "Icarus : Are you sure this is the right address, Mr. Horatio?"
  • "Gloria : Oh... Are you sure you want to see inside this room?"
  • "Edward : Sure, Brian, sure."
  • "Before you ask, yes, I did a DNA test, and you are 99.9% sure to be the father."
  • "Danica : We sure are, Judgy Boy."
  • "Prosecutor : How can you be so sure?"
  • "Horatio : Sure!"
  • "Edward : Sure!"
  • "Bruno : Don't worry sir, I'm sure we can work this out... Let's see... I think you should definitely wear the purple shirt with green stripes – it matches your ears."
  • "I'm sure you'll find the job as gratifying as I found picking up your soiled tissues and discarded chocolate wrappers for the past decade as your special assistant."
  • "Inga : Well, ja, ok sure."
  • "Susie : I'm not sure, actually."
  • "I'm sure I don't need to tell you just how important Mr Delavigne is in San Francisco society."
  • "I am sure that you would agree that this occasion deserves an extra special celebration."
  • "I'm sure!"
  • "Horatio : (thinking) I'm sure he won't mind if I borrow his HI-FI speakers!"
  • "Marie-Laure : How can you be so sure, Jean-Pierre?"
  • "And I'd just like to say that the complex theoretical algorithms that I learned in your calculus and trigonometry classes will help me every day in the real world, I'm sure of it."
  • "Sure, she was popular, had nice skin, and a pony named Penelope, but really, was she happy?"
  • "Real estate agent: Sure!"

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