certain
adjective(cer-tain)
fixed, settled
certain
adjective(cer-tain)
of a specific but unspecified character, quantity, or degree
certain
adjective(cer-tain)
dependable, reliable
certain
pronoun, plural in construction(cer-tain)
certain ones
certain
French phrase(cer-tain)
of a certain age : no longer young
certain
idiom(cer-tain)
—used to refer to a quality that is noticed but that is difficult to explain or describe
certain
idiom(cer-tain)
—used with the name of a person one does not know
certain
idiom(cer-tain)
almost sure to
certain
idiom(cer-tain)
to do something or find out something so that one has no doubt about whether something is true, correct, will happen, etc.
certain
idiom(cer-tain)
to make sure that one definitely knows (something)
certain
idiom(cer-tain)
up to a point
certain
idiom(cer-tain)
in some special cases