Definition of SURE

sure

Meanings

Adjective

  • having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
    • "was sure (or certain) she had seen it"
    • "was very sure in his beliefs"
    • "sure of her friends"
  • certain to occur; destined or inevitable; ; ; - Benjamin Franklin
    • "sudden but sure regret"
    • "he is sure to win"

Adjective Satellite

  • exercising or taking care great enough to bring assurance
    • "be sure to lock the doors"
  • physically secure or dependable
    • "a sure footing"
    • "was on sure ground"
  • reliable in operation or effect
    • "a sure way to distinguish the two"
    • "wood dust is a sure sign of termites"
  • (of persons) worthy of trust or confidence
    • "a sure (or trusted) friend"
  • infallible or unfailing
    • "a sure (or true) sign of one's commitment"
  • certain not to fail
    • "a sure hand on the throttle"
  • impossible to doubt or dispute
    • "indisputable (or sure) proof"

Adverb

  • definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely')
    • "the results are surely encouraging"
    • "it's going to be a good day for sure"
    • "they thought he had been killed sure enough"
    • "he'll win sure as shooting"
    • "they sure smell good"
    • "sure he'll come"

Adj

  • Physically secure and certain, non-failing, reliable.
  • Certain in one's knowledge or belief.
  • Certain to act or be a specified way.
  • Free from danger; safe; secure.
  • Betrothed; engaged to marry.

Adv

  • Without doubt, certainly.
  • Without fail, surely.

Intj

  • Yes; of course.
  • Yes; I guess; you could say that; a weak or noncommittal positive response.
  • You're welcome; polite response to being thanked.

Origin / Etymology

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”).
Displaced native Middle English wis, iwis (“certain, sure”) (from Old English ġewis, ġewiss (“certain, sure”)), as well as Middle English siker (“sure, secure”) (from Old English sicor (“secure, sure”)) with which it was cognate.

Synonyms

certain, certainly, failsafe, for certain, for sure, indisputable, of course, OK, positive, reliable, sicker, sure as shooting, sure enough, surely, trusted, wis, yes

Antonyms

uncertain, unsure

Scrabble Score: 4

sure is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
sure is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sure is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 5

sure is a valid Words With Friends word