certain

A2Frequent NGSL-1
UK /ˈsɜːtn/US /ˈsɜːrtn/

Meaning

adjective
strongly believing something; having no doubts
I think it was him, but I can't be certain.

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to make you not certain, but pretty confident,

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The other thing we do is we make everything that's uncertain certain.

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I'm I think I think in certain

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