Certain
adjective
Known but not named.
A certain person told me you were leaving town.
Often appears as...
- a certain amount
- a certain point
adjective
Sure, with no doubts.
Are you certain you saw him?
Often appears as...
- be certain
- remain certain
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Approving
pronoun
The one known but not mentioned.
Certain of them are not ready yet.
Often appears as...
- certain of them
- certain of us
adjective
Having a fixed intention.
She is certain to succeed.
Often appears as...
- certain to benefit
- certain to fail
Usage tips
Approving
adjective
Known but not named.
A certain person told me you were leaving town.
Often appears as...
- a certain amount
- a certain point
adjective
Sure, with no doubts.
Are you certain you saw him?
Often appears as...
- be certain
- remain certain
Usage tips
Approving
pronoun
The one known but not mentioned.
Certain of them are not ready yet.
Often appears as...
- certain of them
- certain of us
adjective
Having a fixed intention.
She is certain to succeed.
Often appears as...
- certain to benefit
- certain to fail
Usage tips
Approving
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Indirect Reference
Used when you know the specifics but choose not to name them directly.
A certain document needs your attention.
Pro Tip 2/3General to Specific
Starts a sentence generally and narrows down to something specific unmentioned.
There's a certain charm to this place.
Pro Tip 3/3Implying Secrets
Can imply you know more than you're saying, creating a sense of secrecy.
A certain individual has the answers.
Pro Tip 1/3Indirect Reference
Used when you know the specifics but choose not to name them directly.
A certain document needs your attention.
Pro Tip 2/3General to Specific
Starts a sentence generally and narrows down to something specific unmentioned.
There's a certain charm to this place.
Pro Tip 3/3Implying Secrets
Can imply you know more than you're saying, creating a sense of secrecy.
A certain individual has the answers.
Pro Tip 1/3Indirect Reference
Used when you know the specifics but choose not to name them directly.
A certain document needs your attention.
Pro Tip 2/3General to Specific
Starts a sentence generally and narrows down to something specific unmentioned.
There's a certain charm to this place.
Pro Tip 3/3Implying Secrets
Can imply you know more than you're saying, creating a sense of secrecy.
A certain individual has the answers.
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Some of these are even visible, such as higher density of the grey matter that contains most of your brain's neurons and synapses, and more activity in certain regions when engaging a second language. The heightened workout a bilingual brain receives throughout its life
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The language of lying —...
blood-pressure and breathing monitors, voice-stress analyzers, eye trackers, infrared brain scanners, and even the 400-pound electroencephalogram. But although such tools have worked under certain circumstances, most can be fooled with enough preparation,
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Questions No One Knows...
billions, or certainly many millions of years earlier than happened on Earth. If just a few of them had spawned intelligent life and started creating technologies, those technologies would have had millions of years to grow in complexity and power.
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Debunking the myths of...
are actually hardwired to behave in a certain fashion. Research has implicated three regions of the brain variously involved in social behavior and complex cognitive planning, voluntary movement, and emotional and motivational responses.
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What happens when our...
B, why haven't the chimpanzees flicked the off switch to humanity, or the Neanderthals? They certainly had reasons. We have an off switch, for example, right here. The reason is that we are an intelligent adversary;
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Iceland Is Growing New...
to see the forest growing to see that we're actually doing some good is a very rewarding thing a very satisfying but Iceland is certainly among the worst examples in the world of deforestation
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What would happen if you...
and potentially reduce the risk of certain types of cancer. No matter what, getting the right amount of liquid makes a world of difference in how you'll feel, think, and function day to day.
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How to deal with...
was no margin for error somebody asked me once what are you looking for in a relationship and I replied certainty I needed certainty in an uncertain world but we live in an
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Ferocious Dinosaur...
the skeleton found at the nest site was almost certainly a nest raider preying on the hatchlings
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Baby Penguin’s First...
protect them other adults certainly won't look after them
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The benefits of a...
Some of these are even visible, such as higher density of the grey matter that contains most of your brain's neurons and synapses, and more activity in certain regions when engaging a second language. The heightened workout a bilingual brain receives throughout its life
Video examples
The language of lying —...
blood-pressure and breathing monitors, voice-stress analyzers, eye trackers, infrared brain scanners, and even the 400-pound electroencephalogram. But although such tools have worked under certain circumstances, most can be fooled with enough preparation,
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Questions No One Knows...
billions, or certainly many millions of years earlier than happened on Earth. If just a few of them had spawned intelligent life and started creating technologies, those technologies would have had millions of years to grow in complexity and power.
Video examples
Debunking the myths of...
are actually hardwired to behave in a certain fashion. Research has implicated three regions of the brain variously involved in social behavior and complex cognitive planning, voluntary movement, and emotional and motivational responses.
Video examples
What happens when our...
B, why haven't the chimpanzees flicked the off switch to humanity, or the Neanderthals? They certainly had reasons. We have an off switch, for example, right here. The reason is that we are an intelligent adversary;
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Iceland Is Growing New...
to see the forest growing to see that we're actually doing some good is a very rewarding thing a very satisfying but Iceland is certainly among the worst examples in the world of deforestation
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What would happen if you...
and potentially reduce the risk of certain types of cancer. No matter what, getting the right amount of liquid makes a world of difference in how you'll feel, think, and function day to day.
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How to deal with...
was no margin for error somebody asked me once what are you looking for in a relationship and I replied certainty I needed certainty in an uncertain world but we live in an
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Ferocious Dinosaur...
the skeleton found at the nest site was almost certainly a nest raider preying on the hatchlings
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Baby Penguin’s First...
protect them other adults certainly won't look after them
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American Musician
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Clint Eastwood
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Naturally, everybody has certain things they wish they hadn't done in life. They wish they hadn't kicked their dog when they were ten or something.
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I don't believe one grows older. I think that what happens early on in life is that at a certain age one stands still and stagnates.
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I have lived in this world just long enough to look carefully the second time into things that I am most certain of the first time.
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John F. Kennedy
American President
Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.
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Frederick Douglass
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People might not get all they work for in this world, but they must certainly work for all they get.
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Theodore Roosevelt
American President
Wars are, of course, as a rule to be avoided; but they are far better than certain kinds of peace.
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Benjamin Franklin
American Politician
In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.
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Eminem
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Anything I've ever said, I certainly was feeling at the time.
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Future
American Musician
If I told a lie, then I got to come back and correct it years later. I hate that I have to be the person that touch on their life and be personal and be direct with certain situations, but man, I'm glad that it's me than them.
Quote examples
Joyce Meyer
American Author
Some people have a difficult time facing truth and reality. They prefer to live in a make-believe world, pretending that certain things aren't happening.
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Clint Eastwood
American Actor
Naturally, everybody has certain things they wish they hadn't done in life. They wish they hadn't kicked their dog when they were ten or something.
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T. S. Eliot
American Poet
I don't believe one grows older. I think that what happens early on in life is that at a certain age one stands still and stagnates.
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Josh Billings
American Comedian
I have lived in this world just long enough to look carefully the second time into things that I am most certain of the first time.
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John F. Kennedy
American President
Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.
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Frederick Douglass
American Author
People might not get all they work for in this world, but they must certainly work for all they get.
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Theodore Roosevelt
American President
Wars are, of course, as a rule to be avoided; but they are far better than certain kinds of peace.
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Benjamin Franklin
American Politician
In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.
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Eminem
American Rapper
Anything I've ever said, I certainly was feeling at the time.
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