1. прилагательное 1) уверенный Например: I'm sure I didn't mean to hurt you. — Уверяю, я не хотел вас задеть. He is sure of success. — Он уверен в успехе. Синоним(ы): certain, definite, doubtless, positive Антоним(ы): doubtful, improbable, unlikely, unsure, wavering 2) верный, безошибочный; надёжный Например: sure method — верный метод sure remedy — верное средство 3) несомненный, бесспорный Например: One thing is sure, though. — Тем не менее, в одном можно не сомневаться. 4) обязательный, непременный Например: It is sure to rain. — Наверняка пойдёт дождь. Be sure to / and tell me. — Не забудьте сказать мне. Например: as sure as eggs is eggs — верно, как дважды два четыре as sure as a gun [используется в разговорной речи] — безусловно as sure as fate / death — несомненно to make sure of / that — быть уверенным (в чём-либо), убедиться, удостовериться; достать; обеспечить Sure bind, sure find. [пословица] — Крепче запрёшь, вернее найдёшь. 2. наречие 1) конечно Например: sure enough — действительно, конечно; без сомнения I sure am sorry about it. — Я очень сожалею об этом. It sure is hot, he thought. — "Чертовски жарко", - подумал он. Синоним(ы): certainly 2) [американский вариант английского языка, используется в разговорной речи] конечно, непременно, безусловно (в ответе на вопрос) Например: "He rang you?" - "Sure. Last night." — "Он вам звонил?" - "Да, конечно. Вчера вечером." "And you signed a paper for the first month's rent?" "Sure, sure". — "А вы подписали бумагу об оплате аренды за первый месяц?" "Конечно, конечно!"
I. adjective (surer; surest) Etymology: Middle English seur, sure, from Anglo-French seur, from Latin securus secure 1. obsolete safe from danger or harm 2. firmly established; steadfast Example: a sure hold 3. reliable, trustworthy Example: a sure friend 4. a. marked by or given to feelings of confident certainty Example: I'm sure I'm right b. characterized by a lack of wavering or hesitation Example: sure brush strokes Example: a sure hand 5. admitting of no doubt; indisputable Example: spoke from sure knowledge 6. a. bound to happen; inevitable Example: sure disaster b. bound, destined Example: is sure to win 7. careful to remember, attend to, or find out something Example: be sure to lock the door • sureness noun Synonyms: sure, certain, positive, cocksure mean having no doubt or uncertainty. sure usually stresses the subjective or intuitive feeling of assurance Example: felt sure that I had forgotten something. certain may apply to a basing of a conclusion or conviction on definite grounds or indubitable evidence Example: police are certain about the cause of the fire. positive intensifies sureness or certainty and may imply opinionated conviction or forceful expression of it Example: I'm positive that's the person I saw. cocksure implies presumptuous or careless positiveness Example: you're always so cocksure about everything. II. adverb surely Usage: Most commentators consider the adverb sure to be something less than completely standard; surely is usually recommended as a substitute. Our current evidence shows, however, that sure and surely have become differentiated in use. Sure is used in much more informal contexts than surely. It is used as a simple intensive Example: I can never know how much I bored her, but, be certain, she sure amused me — Norman Mailer and, because it connotes strong affirmation, it is used when the speaker or writer expects to be agreed with Example: it's a moot point whether politicians are less venal than in Twain's day. But they're sure as the devil more intrusive — Alan Abelson Example: he sure gets them to play — D. S. Looney. Surely, like sure, is used as a simple intensive Example: I surely don't want to leave the impression that I had an unhappy childhood — E. C. Welsh but it occurs in more formal contexts than sure. Unlike sure it may be used neutrally—the reader or hearer may or may not agree Example: it would surely be possible, within a few years, to program a computer to construct a grammar — Noam Chomsky and it is often used when the writer is trying to persuade Example: surely a book on the avant-garde cannot be so conventional — Karl Shapiro.