/
ʃɔː,
ʃʊə/
adj.
- completely confident that one is right.
-
(sure of/to do something)
certain to receive, get, or do something.
- undoubtedly true; completely reliable.
- confident or assured.
adv.
[
often as exclam.]
informal, chiefly N. Amer. certainly.
Phrase
Derivative
Etymology
ME: from OFr. sur, from L. securus ‘free from care’.