sure
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Is sure a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of sure?
Definition
adj (English)
1. (followed by a to infinitive) Certain to act or be a specified way.Examples: "Be sure to lock the door when you leave."
2. (obsolete) Free from danger; safe; secure.Examples: "Feare not: the Forreſt is not three leagues off, / If we recouer that, we are ſure enough."obsolete
3. (obsolete) Betrothed; engaged to marry.Examples: "c. 1513-1518 (probably date written, published after 1535) Thomas More, History of King Richard III The king was sure to Dame Elizabeth Lucy, and her husband before God."; "I presum'd […] [that] you had been sure, as fast as faith could bind you, man and wife."obsolete
adv (English)
1. (modal) Without doubt, certainly.Examples: "Sure he's coming! Why wouldn't he?"; ""Did you kill that bear yourself?" ―"I sure did!""; "It sure is cold out"modal
2. (archaic) Without fail, surely.Examples: "Theſe are the wings ſhall make it flie as ſwift, As dooth the lightening: or the breath of heauen, And kill as ſure as it ſwiftly flies."archaic
intj (English)
1. (in response to a request for help or a favour) Yes; of course.Examples: ""Could you tell me where the washrooms are?" "Sure, they're in the corner over there.""
2. (in response to other questions) Yes; I guess; you could say that; a weak or noncommittal positive response.Examples: ""Do you like cats?" "Sure.""; ""Do you want me to put this in the garage?" "Sure, go ahead.""
Definition source: Wiktionary