/
ˈsəːt(ə)n,
-tɪn/
adj.
- able to be firmly relied on to happen or be the case.
- completely convinced of something.
- specific but not explicitly named or stated:
certain problems.
▸not known to the reader or hearer:
a certain Mr Percy.
pron.
(
certain of)
some but not all.
Phrase
Etymology
ME: from OFr., based on L. certus ‘settled, sure’.