Certain

Definition: Certain

Certain

Adjective

1. Definite but not specified or identified; "set aside a certain sum each week"; "to a certain degree"; "certain breeds do not make good pets"; "certain members have not paid their dues"; "a certain popular teacher"; "a certain Mrs. Jones".

2. Having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured; "felt certain of success"; "was sure (or certain) she had seen it"; "was very sure in his beliefs"; "sure of her friends".

3. Established beyond doubt or question; definitely known; "what is certain is that every effect must have a cause"; "it is certain that they were on the bus"; "his fate is certain"; "the date for the invasion is certain".

4. Certain to occur; destined or inevitable; "he was certain to fail"; "his fate is certain"; "In this life nothing is certain but death and taxes"- Benjamin Franklin; "he faced certain death"; "sudden but sure regret"; "he is sure to win".

5. Established irrevocably; "his fate is sealed".

6. Capable of being depended on; "a quick and certain remedy"; "a sure way to distinguish the two"; "wood dust is a sure sign of termites".

7. Exercising or taking care great enough to bring assurance; "be certain to disconnect the iron when you are through"; "be sure to lock the doors".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "certain" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

CERTAIN

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Synonyms: Certain

Affirmation

Pronunciative, affirmative, soi-disant; positive; certain; express, explicit; (patent); absolute, emphatic, flat, broad, round, pointed, marked, distinct, decided, confident, trenchant, dogmatic, definitive, formal, solemn, categorical, peremptory; unretracted; predicable.

Plurality

Adjective: plural, more than one, upwards of; some, several, a few; certain; not alone.

Speciality

Adjective: special, particular, individual, specific, proper, personal, original, private, respective, definite, determinate, especial, certain, esoteric, endemic, partial, party, peculiar, appropriate, several, characteristic, diagnostic, exclusive; singular; (exceptional); idiomatic; idiotypical; typical.

Truth

Adjective: real, actual; (existing); veritable, true; right, correct; certain; substantially true, categorically true, definitively true; true to the letter, true as gospel; unimpeachable; veracious; unreconfuted, unconfuted; unideal, unimagined; realistic.

Crosswords: Certain

French (bound, certain, clear, definite, some, sure, unalterable, undoubted).

There are certain skills best acquired in public bars, I suppose (Sleuth; writing credit: Anthony Shaffer)

We're brought nothing into the world and it's certain we'll take nothing out. (Red River; writing credit: Borden Chase)

I just can't believe we're going to walk into certain death (The Usual Suspects; writing credit: Christopher McQuarrie)

100% certain. (The Big Lebowski; writing credit: Ethan Coen; Joel Coen)

You see Hopper, Nature has a certain order (A Bug's Life; writing credit: John Lasseter; Andrew Stanton)

But we're gonna crash that's for certain (Clockwork Creep; performing artist: 10CC)

Oh, loving eyes they cannot see a certain person could never be (Everybody Plays the Fool; performing artist: Aaron Neville)

Only a certain situation you could see I'm who (Rock In A Hard Place (Cheshire Cat); performing artist: Aerosmith)

There's one thing I'm so certain of (Before I Let You Go; performing artist: Blackstreet)

But not without a certain degree of fear (Run-Around; performing artist: Blues Traveler)

Under certain circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer. (references; author: Mark Twain)

God put me on Earth to accomplish a certain number of things. Right now I am so far behind, I will live forever. (references; author: unknown)

Un certain regard: Germaine Tillion (1974)

Certain Women (1973)

Un certain Richard Dorian (1973)

That Certain Summer (1972)

Certain Honorable Men (1968)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• Dear friends, being a letter to the I.R.S. wherein the author explicates his non-compliance with certain Federal tax regulations and details a number of inalienable rights (reference)

• Intrinsically safe and 'approved' electrical apparatus for use in certain specified atmospheres (reference)

• A study of introvert-extravert responses to certain test situations (reference)

• The consistency of certain extrovert-introvert behavior patterns in 51 problem boys (reference)

• Rebate of the duty on bleached kraft paper for the manufacture of wrapping paper and paperboard, printed or designed ; Rebate of the duties on certain raw materials for the manufacture of asbestos jointing and friction materials ; Rebate of the duty on di (reference)

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Theater & Movies

• A Certain Justice (Box Set) (reference)

• That Certain Age (reference)

• That Certain Woman (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• Certain Things Last (reference)

• Masque of the Red Death Trilogy (You Must Be Certain of the Devil) [BOX SET] (reference)

• Melody Of Certain Damaged Lemons (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Shown is an ad of General Mills' cereal Fiber One. The ad states that eating a well balanced high fiber, low fat diet may reduce the risk of certain types of lower digestive tract cancers, and also recommends a diet with 25-30 grams of dietary fiber a day. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.

Shown are electron micrographs of the family of retroviruses that reproduce in t-lymphocytes. Retroviruses, which cause a variety of naturally occurring cancers in many animal species, also cause cancers in human beings. The first two human retroviruses to be discovered and characterized, human t-cell leukemia virus type I (HTLV-I) and type II (HTLV-II), have been associated with the human cancers known, respectively, as adult t-cell leukemia and hairy cell leukemia. HTLV-III is the AIDS virus, now called HIV-I. Epidemiologic studies have shown that HTLV-I infection and t-cell malignancy both cluster in certain geographic areas and in certain populations, and suggest that transmission occurs in the household, through sexual contacts, and perhaps at birth. See artwork: GR-30. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.

Certain species of Anopheles can transmit malaria. Note the long palpi, which are about as long as the proboscis. Credit: CDC.

"Petals" by Katherine Brandl. The symplectic leaves associated with a Poisson bracket, used to describe the primitive spectra of certain algebras.

Gathering commercial oysters is done chiefly by dredging or tonging. However, in certain areas much harvesting was done by oystermen who gather them by hand at low tide. Credit: Fisheries.

Salmon being counted when passing through weirs. By law, a certain percentage of salmon runs had to be allowed to escape commercial fisheries in order to spawn. To check the percentage, counting weirs were maintained on many streams. F&W - 10,111. Credit: Fisheries.

Acanthurus olivaceus - surgeonfish grazing on algae on new reef material. Demonstrates artificial reef contribution to food chain. Murky waters occurred under certain conditions of current and swell. Fish biomass increased greatly during murky water episodes. Credit: The Coral Kingdom.

Figure 44. Bamberg pneumatic bathometer, constructed by Carl Bamberg. This instrument is in fact an accessory to a Bamberg sounder, which was similar to the Thomson sounder. It used the pressure of water to push a certain quantity of water into a tube and subsequently measuring it in order to determine the depth that the tube had attained. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

Figure 6. De Guerne bucket biologic sample recovery unit devised by Baron Jules De Guerne about 1893. a collaborator with Prince Albert I of Monaco. Use of this instrument depended on which type of net was used and how long the tow. It is almost certain that this instrument existed in this form by 1893. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

ARS technician Chester Sarreal separates alfalfa seeds by color and shape to determine whether certain seed characteristics are correlated with higher bacterial contamination levels. P. Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Scott Bauer..

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Whenever the society is dissolved, it is certain the government of that society cannot remain. (Second Treatise of Government)

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. (reference)

Amendment IX. The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people. (reference)

It may either stop here, or establish certain limits not to be transcended by those departments. (reference)

But in order to oppress a class, certain conditions must be assured to it under which it can, at least, continue its slavish existence. (reference)

Provisions relating to certain classes of Contracts. (reference)

I propose that each of the Powers and States should be invited to delegate a certain number of air squadrons to the service of the world organization. ("Iron Curtain" Speech)

Argument was heard in the 1952 Term, and reargument was heard this Term on certain questions propounded by the Court [347 U.S. 483, 489]. (reference)

For only when our arms are sufficient beyond doubt can we be certain beyond doubt that they will never be employed. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

To know that she thought his coming certain was enough to make Emma consider it so, and sincerely did she rejoice in their joy.

The cup moves because certain mechanical forces are impressed on it by my hand

The Ghost stopped at a certain warehouse door, and asked Scrooge if he knew it.

He wasn't certain whether he had just got space-sickness or religion

But the object that most drew my attention, in the mysterious package, was a certain affair of fine red cloth, much worn and faded

We are unlearning certain things, and we do well, provided that while unlearning one thing we are learning another

At certain instants her eyes seemed about to trust him but he had waited in vain

Faith, some certain dregs of conscience are yet within me.

The car pulled off the road and stopped, and because others were there first, certain courtesies were necessary

Whence it came what Polydore Virgil says of a certain great house, Nec vir fortis, nec femina casta

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

Certain blood tests are abnormal. (references)

It also slows certain fast heart rhythms. (references)

Family history of certain chronic diseases. (references)

Business

Label affixation is required to certain telecom equipment. (references)

It is not certain when the industry will reach that level. (references)

Some firms consider certain services not to be value-added services. (references)

Children

Swaziland

Most prescription drugs are available in urban facilities, but rural clinics have inadequate supplies of certain drugs. (references)

Slovak Republic

A 1994 decree provides incentives to employers to create a "sheltered" workplace (i.e., a certain percentage of jobs set aside for persons with disabilities). (references)

Brazil

In 1999 Rio de Janeiro state mandated that bus companies must make a specific number of buses on certain routes accessible to wheelchair users within 3 months. (references)

Civil Liberties

Canada

Inciting hatred (in certain cases) or genocide is a criminal offense. (references)

Switzerland

The permit limits their activities to certain areas and certain days. (references)

Panama

However, Catholicism enjoys certain state-sanctioned advantages over other faiths. (references)

Discrimination

Samoa

Politics and culture reflect a heritage of chiefly privilege and power, and members of certain families have some advantages. (references)

Tunisia

Legal discrimination is not pervasive, apart from that experienced by women in certain areas, such as inheritance, which is governed by Shari'a. (references)

Economic History

Ireland

Profits look certain to fall. (references)

Human Rights

Czech Republic

The law does not allow bail for certain serious crimes. (references)

Zimbabwe

Trials are open to the public except in certain security cases. (references)

Canada

The prosecution also may appeal in certain limited circumstances. (references)

Indigenous People

India

In Meghalaya tribal chiefs still wield influence in certain villages. (references)

Australia

These laws set automatic prison terms for multiple convictions of certain crimes. (references)

Indonesia

In some areas, such as in certain parts of Sulawesi, the Moluccas, Kalimantan, Aceh, and Papua, relations between transmigrants and indigenous people are hostile. (references)

Minorities

Ukraine

The procuracy warned certain publications against publishing anti-Semitic material. (references)

India

Untouchability refers to the social restrictions imposed on persons because of their birth into certain Hindu castes. (references)

Belgium

In its 2000 report, the center drew attention to discrimination against non-Belgians in certain categories of public service jobs. (references)

Political Economy

BANGLADESH

Some laws prohibit labor by children in certain sectors. (references)

MOROCCO

The code also eliminated the VAT on certain capital goods and equipment. (references)

Venezuela

The Catholic church has expressed concern over certain government policies. (references)

Political Rights

Iraq

Membership in certain political parties is punishable by death. (references)

Yugoslavia

Ethnic Serbs and, to a certain extent, Montenegrins, dominate the country's political leadership. (references)

Mexico

Some utilized quotas requiring that a certain percentage of candidates on a party list are female. (references)

Trade

Moldova

Certain excise tax exemptions exist. (references)

Kenya

Certain pets require an import license. (references)

Japan

Importers can defer taxes on certain profits. (references)

Travel

Slovak Rep

Slovakia imposes a "road user fee" for certain roads. (references)

Kenya

The U.S. exporter should keep certain factors in mind to achieve maximum success. (references)

Bahrain

Certain pharmaceutical products may be unavailable, or sold under a European name. (references)

Women

India

CEDAW noted with approval a bill reserving certain political offices for women. (references)

Guinea-Bissau

Among certain ethnic groups, women cannot own or manage land or inherit property. (references)

Togo

Traditional customs often supersede the legal systems among certain ethnic groups. (references)

Worker Rights

Mauritania

Domestic workers and certain other categories work 56 hours. (references)

Fiji

Certain sectors have minimum wages set by the Ministry for Labor. (references)

Liechtenstein

Workers have the right to strike except in certain essential services. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Certain

Expressions using "certain": a certain amount ♦ a certain amount of ♦ a certain person ♦ a certain uneasiness of mind ♦ at a certain remove ♦ be certain ♦ be certain about ♦ be certain of ♦ be certain that ♦ be virtually certain ♦ certain cure ♦ certain distance ♦ certain to happen ♦ dead certain ♦ feel certain ♦ for certain ♦ for certain reasons ♦ furnish a certain quantity of ♦ in a certain sense ♦ in certain cases ♦ in certain circumstances ♦ it gives me a certain amount of pleasure ♦ know for certain ♦ make certain ♦ make certain of ♦ mean number of adult equivalents according to certain basic characteristics ♦ not to know for certain ♦ nothing is certain but death and taxes ♦ of a certain ♦ serve for a certain time ♦ to a certain degree ♦ to a certain extent ♦ under certain circumstances ♦ under certain conditions ♦ very certain ♦ with certain reservations. Additional references.

Beginning with "certain": certain-death, certain-line, certain-the.

Ending with "certain": near-certain.

Afrikaans

verseker (affirm, assure, certify, insure, make certain), sertifiseer (affirm, assure, certify, make certain), seker maak (affirm, assure, certify, make certain). (various references)

Albanian

njëfarë (somebody, something, such and such), i sigurt (assertive, assured, clear, confident, dead, dependable, fast, firm, foolproof, indubitable, infallible, positive, reliable, reliant, safe, secure, sound, sterling, sure, trusty, unerring), i pashmangshëm (imminent, impending, indeclinable, ineluctable, inescapable, inevitable, necessary, shunless, unavoidable), i padyshimtë (absolute, decided, distinct, doubtless, implicit, indisputable, indubitable, positive, questionless, sure, undeniable, undoubted, unmistakable, unquestionable, unquestioning, unsuspected, unsuspicious), i caktuar (appointed, appointee, attached, definite, detailed, determinate, explicit, express, finite, fixed, given, magistral, mounted, set, settled, specified, stated, strict, unequivocal), i bindur (biddable, cocksure, committed, compliant, convinced, dedicated, docile, ductile, manageable, obedient, sequacious, submissive, well-behaved, wieldy), i besueshëm (authoritative, believable, conceivable, credible, dependable, plausible, probable, pukka, reliable), disa (any, couple, divers, several, some, sundry, umpteen, various). (various references)

Arabic 

‏يقيني, ‏محتوم (determine, fated, inescapable, inevitable, predestined, sure, unavoidable), ‏متيقن, ‏متأكد (clear, persuader), ‏معين (appointed, concrete, definite, itemized, lozenge, nominated, particular, specific), ‏مؤكد (affirmed, asserted, assured, confirmed, controversy, definite, emphatic, established, positive, proven, sure), ‏لا ريب فيه (doubtless, sure, undeniable), ‏واثق (assured, clear, confident, convinced, doubtless, in the bag, reliant, safe, secure, sterling). (various references)

Bulgarian 

уверен (assured, confident, positive, reliant, secure, sure, sure footed, unfaltering, unwavering), сигурен (bound, confident, copper-bottomed, dependable, good, infallible, necessary, positive, reliable, responsible, safe, secure, solid, steady, sure, tried, trustworthy, trusty, undoubted, unfailing, unfaltering), определен (concrete, definite, definitive, determinate, explicit, finite, fixed, given, positive, precise, set, settled, special, stated), някой си, някой (any, anybody, anyone, one, some, somebody, someone), несъмнен (absolute, decided, indubitable, questionless, sure, undeniable, undisputed, unimpeachable, unmistakable, unquestionable, unquestioned), известен (distinguished, famous, known, noted, of repute, professed, renowned, reputed, well known). (various references)

Chinese 

肯定 (affirmative, definite, sure, to affirm, to be certain, to be sure, to confirm), 確定 (definite, fixed, to determine, to fix), 确定 (Confirmative, Definite, Determinate, Determine, Determining, deterministic), 某些 (some), 某 (so and so, some), 必然 (inevitable, necessity), 可 (able to, can, may, to suit). (various references)

Czech

urèitý (declarative, definite, determinate, peremptory, positive, some, specific, strict, such and such), nepochybný (indubitable, undisputed, undoubted, unequivocal, unmistakable), nìjaký (any, some), jistý (definite, mere, positive, some, steady, sure, unerring, unfailing). (various references)

Danish

sikker (sure). (various references)

Dutch

zeker (absolutely, certainly, definitely, indeed, no doubt, probably, rather, sure, surely, undoubtedly, without fail), vast (abiding, all the time, certainly, constant, continual, continuous, definite, definitive, fast, firm, firmly, fixed, in the meantime, lasting, meanwhile, permanent, probably, solid, stable, sure, sustained), stellig (sure), gewis (sure). (various references)

Esperanto

certa (sure). (various references)

Faeroese

vissur (sure). (various references)

Finnish

varma (decided, definite, firm, fixed, reliable, safe, secure, sure). (various references)

French

sûr, certain, assuré. (various references)

German

sicher (assured, assuredly, blue chip, certainly, certainty, confident, definite, easily, fast, immune, of course, prof, proof, reliable, safe, safely, secure, securely, stable, steady, sure, surfeited, unendangered, unharmful, unmistaken), bestimmt (accurate, appoints, assertive, authoritative, certainly, clear, decidedly, dedicated, definit, definite, definitely, definitively, designates, destines, determinate, determined, distinct, emphatic, express, firm, fixed, given, no doubt, obvious, ordains, particular, peremptorily, peremptory, plain, positively, prearranges, precise, resolute, set, special, specific, stated, sure, surely, surety), gewiss (aye, certainly, indeed, of course, sure, sure enough). (various references)

Greek 

κάποιοσ (anyone, one, some, somebody, someone), σίγουροσ (confident), σίγουρος (confident, positive about, sure), βέβαιοσ (assured, confident, sure), βέβαιος, ασφαλήσ (foolproof, proof, safe, safety, secure, sure, unfailing), ορισμένοσ (determinate, pronounced, set, stated). (various references)

Hebrew 

מוחלט (absolute, categorical, decided, definite, downright, outright, positive, sheer, stark, thorough, thoroughgoing, total, unqualified, utter), מוסכם (accepted, agreed, conventional, done, recognized), מסוים (definite, known, particular, specific), ידוע (familiar, famous, known, proverbial, well known), ודאי (certainly, certainty, indubitable, infallible, sure), פלוני (doohickey, so and so), אי אלו (some), חלטני (definite, determined), בטוח (assurance, assured, confident, insurance, safe, secure, snug, sure), ברי (clear), ברור (clarification, clarity, clear, clearing, consideration, evident, evidently, explanation, implicit, manifest, obvious, obviously, patent, plain, selection, sharp, straightforward). (various references)

Hungarian

bizonyos (clear, definite, indubitable, particular, some, sure, to allow sy some margin), egyes (individual, particular, several, single, singular, solo, some), biztos (certainty, commissioner, dependable, discerning, firm, infallible, positive, secure, snug, steady, sure, trustworthy, unfaltering). (various references)

Icelandic

vissulegur (sure), vís (sure). (various references)

Indonesian

tertentu (definite), pasti (assuredly, certainly, decisive, definite, definitive, indubitable, resolute, sure). (various references)

Irish

cinnte (certainly), deimhin (certainty). (various references)

Italian

certo (absolute, assured, certainly, of course, positive, rather, secure, sure, unmistakable, yes), sicuro (absolute, assured, clear, definite, reliable, safe, safety place, saved, secure, snug, steady, sure, unfailing). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

確か (definite, if I'm not mistaken, sure). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

たしか (definite, if I remember correctly, if I'm not mistaken, sure), ぼう (ancient Chinese imperial jewels, divide, fourth sign of Chinese zodiac, length, net, one, people, pole, rod, shaggy dog, shaggy hair, stick), かたい (carelessness, difficult, firm, hard, honorable, lower leg, lower limbs, lower part of the body, mistake, negligence, solemn, solid, steadfast, stubborn, stuffy writing, unpolished writing), いってい (defined, definite, fixed, prescribed, regularized, settled, standardized, uniform), いちじょう (a matter, a quire, a quotation, a salver, a streak, a tray, defined, definite, fixed, one mat, one time, prescribed, regularized, settled, standardized, uniform), あぶなげない (safe). (various references)

Korean 

확실한 (Authentic, Authentical, sure, trustworthy, undoubted). (various references)

Manx

shickyr (confident, definite, fast, firm, fixed, impregnable, positive, secure, stable, steadfast, steady, sure, unflinching), er lheh (aloof, aside, distinctive, fancy, isolated, patented, private and confidential, respective; privately, separate, separately, special, specially), ennagh (any, some). (various references)

Norwegian

viss, sikker. (various references)

Papiamen

sigur (sure). (various references)

Pig Latin

ertaincay.(various references)

Polish

przeświadczony (sure), pewny (sure). (various references)

Portuguese

certo (absolute, accurate, all right, assured, clean-cut, clock-work, confident, correct, exact, fit, insurant, jumped-up, o.k., ok, okay, okey, okeydokey, precise, precision, reliable, secure, such, sure, true, well-defined), seguro (assured, clear, confident, deep-seated, dependable, faithful, fast, firm, indemnity, insurance, insurant, jumped-up, reliable, retentive, safe, secure, settled, sound, staunch, steady, sturdy, sure, sure fire, trustworthy, trusty, unerring). (various references)

Portuguese Brazilian

certa. (various references)

Romanian

sigur (absolute, absolutely, assuredly, certainly, cocksure, confident, convinced, decided, dependable, indeed, it must be, positive, reliable, reliant, safe, safely, secure, self confident, sound, steady, sterling, straight, sure, surely, tenacious, trustworthy, undeniable, undoubtedly, unequivocal). (various references)

Russian 

уверенный (assured, confident, masterful, reliant, secure, sure), определенный;уверенный, определенный (any one, clean-cut, decided, def, definite, determinate, express, positive, precise, routine, spec specific, specif specific, unequivocal), несомненный (doubtless, indubitable, questionless, sure, undeniable, undoubted, unmistakable, unquestionable, unquestioning), несомненно (and no mistake, assuredly, by long odds, certainly, clearly, decidedly, definitely, doubtless, evidently, for fair, forsooth, no doubt, out and out, surely, there is no question that, undoubtedly, without doubt), некий (a, an, some). (various references)

Scottish

cinnteach (evident, positive : cinnteach as, sure), cinnte, deimhinn (assuredly, surely : gu deimhinn), dearbh (confirm, identical : gu dearbh, particular, sure, try), àraidh (particular, some, special). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

uveren (assured, confident, convinced, sure), siguran (confident, foolproof, safe, secure, sure), pouzdan (assertive, assuming, dependable, reliable, sure, surefire, trustworthy, trusty), određen (clean-cut, decided, definite, explicit, given, rated, set, sharp cut, specified), nužan (indispensable, necessary, needful, unavoidable), nesumnjiv (blatant, indubitable, questionless, undoubted, unquestionable, unsuspected, unsuspicious), neki (some), izvestan (some, sure). (various references)

Spanish

cierto (a, an, any, anybody, definite, in the bag, one, some, somebody, someone, sure). (various references)

Swedish

viss (assured, some, sure), sakt, säker (assured, clear, confident, established, good, harmless, positive, safe, secure, solid, sound, sure, sure footed, unerring), förvissad (assured). (various references)

Thai

แน่นอน (nice, steadfast, sure, surefire), ไว้ใจได้ (sure), ไม่สามารถหลีกเลี่ยงได้, บ้าง (any), บางอย่าง. (various references)

Turkish

mutlâk (absolute, extreme, infallible, peremptory, plenipotentiary, positively, sovereign, sov'ran, strict, unconditional, unconditioned, unqualified, utter, very), muhakkak (absulutely, certainly, doubtless, infallible, safe, sure, sure as death, sure enough, surely), kuşkusuz (beyond all question, beyond doubt, certainly, confident, definite, definitely, doubtless, indubitable, no doubt, undoubted), kesin (absolute, accurate, assertive, categorical, cheese it, clean-cut, clear-cut, conclusive, decided, decisive, declared, definite, definitive, determined, dogmatic, downright, exact, express, extreme, final, firm, flat, frozen, implicit, indisputable, indubitable, irreversible, irrevocable, mathematical, ocular, outright, peremptory, point blank, pointed, precise, pronounced, rigid, rigorous, round, safe, scientific, specific, spot-on, Square, stark, sure, sure as death, unambiguous, uncompromising, undoubted, unquestionable, unquestioned, unquestioning, utter), herhangi bir (some), güvenilir (above suspicion, authentic, bankable, calculable, confidential, credible, creditable, dependable, gilt-edged, regular, reliable, responsible, right hand, secure, solid, sound, stalwart, stanch, staunch, straight, sure, tried, trustworthy, trusty, unfailing, unsuspicious, worthy of credit), falanca (so and so), emin (assured, bailee, clear, cocksure, confident, confidential, deliberate, fiduciary, firm, good, in the bag, proof, reliable, responsible, safe, secure, sound, stanch, staunch, sure, trustworthy, trusty, unfaltering), belli (apparent, avowed, broad, broadly, clear, conspicuous, explicit, express, given, known, manifest, noticeable, palpable, particular, patent, perspicuous, precise, precisely, prominent, self evident, shadowless, specific, stated, translucent, unmistakable, upfront, waisted, well-marked), belirli (clear, definite, definitive, determinate, particular, precise, set, specific, stated), belirlenmiş (appointed, established, fixed, given, noted, scheduled, sealed, set), belírlí (sure), şüphesiz (beyond doubt, by all means, certainly, clearly, decided, decidedly, definite, doubtless, easily, indubitable, no doubt, of course, sure, sure as death, undisputed, undoubted, unquestioned, without doubt, without fail). (various references)

Turkmen 

hatyrjem (relaxed, sure), gьrrьсsiz (unspoken, wordless). (various references)

Ukrainian

упевнений (assured, cocksure, confident, convinced, masterful, reliant, secure, sure), вірний (blue, correct, devoted, faithful, loyal, positive, staunch, sure, true, trusty), відомий (big-name, distinguished, famed, known, noted, notorious, prominent, reputed, well known), один (alone, by himself, by oneself, myself, one, only begotten), незмінний (abiding, changeless, eternal, firm, fixed, hardened, immutable, inalterable, incommutable, inevitable, invariable, non-variant, one, permanent, same, unalterable, unexceptional, unfailing), надійний (calculable, copper-bottomed, dependable, durable, fool-proof, never failing, reliable, responsible, safe, there, tried, trouble-free, trusty, unfailing), безсумнівний (absolute, doubtless, indubitable, positive, questionless, sure, undoubted, unquestioned), постійний (abiding, blue, changeless, chronic, constant, continual, frequent, hourly, immanent, never failing, perdurable, permanent, regular, sedentary, settled, standing, stationary, steady, uniform), переконаний (confirmed, convinced, earnest, out and out, satisfied), певний (bound, clean-cut, decided, definite, determinate, explicit, express, formed, positive, precise, set), деякий. (various references)

Vietnamese 

chút ít chắc, chắc chắn nào đó đôi chút, chắc chắn (assuredly, away, fast, reliable, secure, settled, staid, strong, undoubted, unquestionable, well-founded, well-grounded), chắc (certainly, cobby, firm, likely, stout, sure, sure-enough). (various references)

Welsh

sicr (secure, sure). (various references)

certus. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations

Words beginning with "certain": certainer, certainest, certainly, certainties, certainty. (additional references)

Words ending with "certain": ascertain, uncertain. (additional references)

Words containing "certain": ascertainable, ascertained, ascertaining, ascertainment, ascertainments, ascertains, uncertainly, uncertainness, uncertainnesses, uncertainties, uncertainty. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Certain" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: acertain, Caerfai, Caetani, caftain, caritan, carstian, cartain, Cartan, cartian, catrain, Centoxin, cerain, ceran, ceratina, Cerdan, certa, cer-tain, certaine, certains, certainy, Certayne, certein, certeine, Certen, certian, certin, cetain, cetane, cetia, cetra, cetrin, Cherani, coritani, coritanian, cortin, creatina, creatine, creatinin, crestian, cretean, Csernai, Curtana, Ertan, gertan, Keretapi, kertain, kretan, Neritan, sertain, sextain, shetani, vervain. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: ceratin, creatin, tacrine.

-1 letter: acetin, canter, carnet, carnie, centai, centra, cretin, enatic, nectar, ratine, recant, retain, retina, tanrec, trance.

-2 letters: actin, antic, antre, areic, cairn, caner, caret, carte, cater, ceria, citer, crane, crate, enact, entia, erica, inert, inter, irate, nacre, naric, nicer, niter, nitre, rance, react, recta, recti, retia, riant, tenia, terai, tinea, trace, train, triac.

+1 letter: acentric, anoretic, anuretic, argentic, bacterin, canister, carinate, catering, centiare, ceratins, cisterna, clarinet, craniate, creatine, creating, creatins, creation, dicentra, increate, interact, iterance, navicert, reacting, reaction, scantier, tacrines.

+2 letters: accreting, accretion, anchorite, ancienter, ancientry, anorectic, anoretics, antechoir, anticrime, antiulcer, ascertain, bacterins, cabinetry, canisters, cannister, cantering, carinated, carnitine, carnotite, carpeting, centiares, centigram, certainer, certainly, certainty, chantries, circinate, cisternae, cisternal, clarinets, container, craniates, crankiest, cratering, creatines, creations, cremating, cremation, crenation, crepitant, criminate, curtained, dicentras, fornicate, incarnate, incurvate, infarcted, infracted, insectary, interacts, interclan, interface, interlace, intricate, iterances, larcenist, manticore, miscreant, narcotize, navicerts, nectaries, nectarine, preacting, racketing, reactions, recanting, recasting, recrating, redacting, redaction, retacking, retracing, runcinate, scenarist, sectarian, snatchier, tarriance, terracing, trichinae, truancies, uncertain.