certes

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Middle English, from Old French, from Latin certus (“certain”).

Adverb [edit]

certes (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) indeed; certainly.
    • Herman Melville, Omoo
      This was very unpleasant, at least to myself; though, certes, it did not prey upon the minds of the others.

Translations [edit]

indeed, certainly

Synonyms [edit]

Anagrams [edit]

French [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

Adverb [edit]

certes

  1. indeed, admittedly, fair enough, certainly, surely, absolutely, decidedly, definitively

Anagrams [edit]

Latin [edit]

Verb [edit]

certēs

  1. second-person singular present active subjunctive of certō

Middle English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Borrowing from Old French certes

Adverb [edit]

certes

  1. indeed; of course

Old French [edit]

Alternative forms [edit]

Adverb [edit]

certes

  1. of course; indeed

Descendants [edit]

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