- Certain
- CertainPorté dans la Loire-Atlantique, le nom se rencontre aussi dans l'Aisne. Sans doute le surnom d'un homme résolu ou sincère, deux des principaux sens de l'adjectif 'certain' au Moyen Âge.
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Certain — Cer tain, a. [F. certain, fr. (assumed) LL. certanus, fr. L. certus determined, fixed, certain, orig. p. p. of cernere to perceive, decide, determine; akin to Gr. ? to decide, separate, and to E. concern, critic, crime, riddle a sieve, rinse, v.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Certain — Cer tain, n. 1. Certainty. [Obs.] Gower. [1913 Webster] 2. A certain number or quantity. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Certain — Cer tain, adv. Certainly. [Obs.] Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
CERTAIN — AINE. adj. Indubitable, vrai, sûr. En ce sens, il ne se dit que Des choses. Cela est certain. La nouvelle est certaine. Faire un rapport certain. J ai eu un avis certain, j ai reçu l avis certain que... Je sais cela de science certaine. Preuve… … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)
certain — /serr tn/, adj. 1. free from doubt or reservation; confident; sure: I am certain he will come. 2. destined; sure to happen (usually fol. by an infinitive): He is certain to be there. 3. inevitable; bound to come: They realized then that war was… … Universalium
certain — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Vulgar Latin *certanus, from Latin certus, from past participle of cernere to sift, discern, decide; akin to Greek krinein to separate, decide, judge, Old Irish criathar sieve Date:… … New Collegiate Dictionary
certain — See: FOR SURE or FOR CERTAIN … Dictionary of American idioms
certain — See: FOR SURE or FOR CERTAIN … Dictionary of American idioms
Certain — Certitude Voir « certitude » sur le Wiktionnaire … Wikipédia en Français
Certain Affinity — Type Video game developer Industry Computer and video games Founded 2006 Headquarters Austin, Texas, USA Key people Max Hoberman (President) … Wikipedia
Certain People I Know — Single by Morrissey from the album Your Arsenal Released 7 December 1992 … Wikipedia
