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for certain

for certain prepositional phrase: definitely, positively, without doubt.

Prepositional phrase

  1. definitely, positively, without doubt
    • We'll never be able to know for certain what happened.
    • I would go to that concert for certain.

Synonyms of for certain

Questions about for certain

What does for certain mean?
For certain means definitely, positively, without doubt.
What part of speech is for certain?
For certain is a prepositional phrase.

Words near for certain in the dictionary

  1. for better or for worse
  2. for better or worse
  3. for better, for worse
  4. for Britain
  5. for cause
  6. for certain
  7. for cheap
  8. for choice
  9. for chrissake
  10. for chrissakes
  11. for Christ's sake

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