sure

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 Interjection 1.4.1 Synonyms 1.4.2 Translations 1.4.3 References 1.5 Anagrams 2 Finnish 2.1 Verb 3 French 3.1 Adjective 3.2 Anagrams 4 Old English 4.1 Etymology 4.2 Pronunciation 4.3 Noun 5 Romanian 5.1 Adjective 6 Swedish 6.1 Adjective

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[edit] Etymology

From Middle English sure, sur from Middle French sur from Old French seür from Latin sēcūrus (“‘secure’”) "carefree" from se- +‎ cura ("apart" + "care", cf Old English orsorg "carefree" < or- +‎ sorg "without" + "care"). See cure. Displaced native Middle English wis, iwis "certain, sure" (from Old English ġewis, ġewiss "certain, sure"), Middle English siker "sure, secure" (from Old English sicor "secure, sure").

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ʃʊə(ɹ)/, SAMPA: /SU@(r)/
• (GenAm) IPA: /ʃʊɹ/, SAMPA: /SUr/
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• Rhymes: -ʊə(r)
• Homophones: shaw, Shaw (in some non-rhotic dialects); shore (in some dialects)

[edit] Adjective

sure (comparative surer, superlative surest)

1. Physically secure and certain, non-failing, reliable.

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• (secure and certain): certain, failsafe, reliable

[edit] Derived terms

• for sure
• surely

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[edit] Translations

[edit] Interjection

sure

1. Yes, of course.

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• (yes, of course): certainly, of course, OK, yes

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[edit] References

• 1996, T.F. Hoad, The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Etymology, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0192830988

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: ersu
• rues
• ruse, Ruse
• user

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[edit] Finnish

[edit] Verb

sure

1. Indicative present connegative form of surra.
2. Second-person singular imperative present form of surra.
3. Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of surra.

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[edit] French

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sure f.

1. feminine of sûr
2. feminine of sur

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: ersu
• rues
• ruse, rusé
• suer
• user

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[edit] Old English

[edit] Etymology

From Germanic, related to sūr ‘sour’.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /'su:re/

[edit] Noun

sūre f.

1. sorrel

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[edit] Romanian

[edit] Adjective

sure

1. plural feminine/neuter form of sur

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[edit] Swedish

[edit] Adjective

sure

1. See sur