Definition of For certain

1. Adverb. Definitely or positively ('sure' is sometimes used informally for 'surely'). "Sure he'll come"

Exact synonyms: Certainly, For Sure, Sure, Sure As Shooting, Sure Enough, Surely
Language type: Colloquialism
Partainyms: Certain, Sure

Definition of For certain

1. Interjection. definitely, positively, without doubt ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of For Certain

for a change
for a song
for a while
for all
for all intensive purposes
for all intents and purposes
for all intrinsic purposes
for all one is worth
for all practical purposes
for all the world
for another thing
for any price
for anything
for better or worse
for cause
for certain (current term)
for chrissake
for cryin' out loud
for crying out loud
for dear life
for each one
for each person
for ever
for ever and ever
for ever more
for evermore
for example
for fake
for free

Literary usage of For certain

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for by Edmund Burke (1837)
"James Diggle, of Bury, Lancashire, for certain improvements in steam-engines. ... John Cox, of Bristol, soap-manufacturer, for certain improvements in the ..."

2. The Congressional Globe ...: 23d Congress to the 42d Congress, Dec. 2, 1833 ...by United States Congress, Francis Preston Blair, John Cook Rives, Franklin Rives, George A. Bailey by United States Congress, Francis Preston Blair, John Cook Rives, Franklin Rives, George A. Bailey (1872)
"... payment for certain, taken by the Government for the extension of the military reservation at Camp Mohave, in the Territory of Arizona—[By Mr. Slocum. ..."

3. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1889)
"... that they come in packages and are matched to certain octaves for certain instruments, to wit, organs and pianos, five octaves for organs and seven ..."

4. Nature by Norman Lockyer (1878)
"If indeed he did not know where man goes to, yet he would at least believe that he knew for certain how in the course of av>ns the progressive series shaped ..."

5. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1905)
"Raysor & Summers, for certain of the heirs at law. Wolfe & Berry, for certain of the heirs at law. ..."

6. The Annual Register edited by Edmund Burke (1840)
"Rice Harris, of Birmingham, gent., for certain improvements in cylinder plates and ... Henry Dircks, of Liverpool, engineer, for certain improvements in the ..."

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