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for certain

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  1. definitely, positively, without doubt We'll never be able to know for certain what happened.

    Similar: certainly, for a fact, for sure

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Españolal cierto, de cierto, en cierto, de juro, a juro, con certeza/certidumbre/certitud/certinidad

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"for certain." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/for%20certain. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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for certain. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/for%20certain

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"for certain." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/for%20certain.

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@misc{for_certain_2026,
  title = {for certain},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/for%20certain},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}