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Definition of Sure enough
1. Adverb. As supposed or expected. "Sure enough, he asked her for money again"
2. Adverb. Definitely or positively ('sure' is sometimes used informally for 'surely'). "Sure he'll come"
Language type: Colloquialism
Partainyms: Certain, Sure
Definition of Sure enough
1. Adverb. (idiomatic evaluative) Just as one would expect. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sure Enough
Literary usage of Sure enough
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Novels of Jane Austen by Jane Austen (1892)
"Yes, yes, I will go and see her sure enough. How attentive she is, to think of
everybody !—Thank you, my dear, for shewing it me. ..."
2. The Novels of Jane Austen by Jane Austen, Reginald Brimley Johnson (1892)
"Very well, upon my word. That sentence is very prettily turned. Yes, yes, I will
go and see her sure enough. How attentive she is, to think of everybody ! ..."
3. Castle Rackrent;: An Hibernian Tale. Taken from Facts, and from the Manners by Maria Edgeworth (1810)
"... sure enough, ard I had no time to examine, or make any conjecture more about
it, for into the servants' hall pops Mrs. Jane with a blue bandbox in her ..."
4. Ireland: Its Scenery, Character, &c. by Samuel Carter Hall (1841)
"Bedad it if a quare baste sure enough," said John at last ; " but now before ...
And sure enough we could return the compliment, for their words war fine ..."
5. Public Papers of George Clinton, First Governor of New York, 1777-1795, 1801 by George Clinton, New York (State). Governor, 1801-1804 (George Clinton), Hugh Hastings, James Austin Holden, New York (State). State Historian (1900)
"1 am with great Respect Your Excellency's Most Obedient Humble Servant Ab'm Ten
Broeck. His Excellency George Clinton Esqr. [No. 1452.] ALBANY sure enough ..."
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