for a fact

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for a fact

adverb

idiomatic, not comparable Without doubt. I know this for a fact.
Similar: for a certainty
not comparable Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see for, a, fact. The doctor had asked for a fact that I could not remember.

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Español	de buena tinta, a ciencia cierta, de ciencia cierta, con certeza, con certidumbre, con certitud

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@misc{for_a_fact_2026,
  title = {for a fact},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/for%20a%20fact},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}