Betydning af certain på engelsk

• 0 true or without doubt

  • It’s certain that the world is round.

• 1 sure

  • I’m certain he’ll come

  • He is certain to forget

  • Being late is a certain way of losing one’s job.

• 2 one or some, not definitely named

  • certain doctors

  • a certain Mrs Smith

  • (also pronoun) certain of his friends.

• 3 slight; some

  • She detected a certain hostility in his manner

  • We were expecting a certain amount of bad weather.