Phrase guide

for sure

prep_phrase · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

prep_phrase

Meaning 1

Definitely, positively, without a doubt.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • I would buy one of those for sure.
  • Did you enjoy the concert? —For sure.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

not open to doubt

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • she wanted to go; that was for sure

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adverb

Meaning 3

definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely')

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the results are surely encouraging
  • she certainly is a hard worker
  • it's going to be a good day for sure
  • they are coming, for certain
  • they thought he had been killed sure enough
  • he'll win sure as shooting
  • they sure smell good
  • sure he'll come

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: surely, certainly, sure, for certain, sure enough, sure as shooting

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

35 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: amb tota seguretat — definitely
  • Catalan: del cert — definitely
  • Chinese Mandarin: 肯定地 — definitely
  • Dutch: zeker — definitely
  • Dutch: zeker weten — definitely
  • Finnish: varmasti — definitely
  • Finnish: taatusti — definitely
  • French: pour sûr — definitely
  • French: assurément — definitely
  • French: sans aucun doute — definitely
  • Galician: de seguro — definitely
  • Galician: con certeza — definitely
  • German: sicher — definitely
  • German: fürwahr — definitely
  • Icelandic: alveg ábyggilega — definitely
  • Japanese: 違いない (chigainai) — definitely
  • Latin: prō certō — definitely
  • Navajo: jó tʼáá aaníí — definitely
  • Polish: na pewno — definitely
  • Portuguese: com certeza — definitely
  • Russian: несомне́нно (nesomnénno) — definitely
  • Spanish: por seguro (que) — definitely
  • Spanish: a ciencia cierta — definitely
  • Spanish: de seguro (que) — definitely
  • Spanish: con seguridad — definitely
  • Spanish: al cierto (que) — definitely
  • Spanish: de cierto (que) — definitely
  • Spanish: no caber la menor duda (que) — definitely
  • Spanish: a huevo — definitely
  • Swedish: helt säkert — definitely
  • Tocharian B: attsaik — definitely
  • Vietnamese: chắc chắn — definitely
  • Volapük: fümo — definitely
  • Welsh: i sicrwydd — definitely
  • Welsh: yn bendant — definitely