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Grammar : Adv, noun



Definition of cert

Origin :
  • colloquial abbreviation of certain or certainty, attested from 1889.
  • As in certainly : adv without doubt
  • As in sure thing : noun certain thing
Example sentences :
  • "Cert'nly," said Dick impulsively, and preparing to take a graceful leave.
  • Extract from : « Devil's Ford » by Bret Harte
  • It was a cert', beyond any doubt, Somebody's darling had just come out.
  • Extract from : « A Yeoman's Letters » by P. T. Ross
  • If we had a chance—and we had—of getting our Flannels last year, why isn't it a cert.
  • Extract from : « The Hill » by Horace Annesley Vachell
  • The town of Cert in the district of Castello Branco now has some 5000 inh.
  • Extract from : « Four Plays of Gil Vicente » by Gil Vicente
  • My, but you're cert'nly the quick actor when it comes to thinking.
  • Extract from : « William Adolphus Turnpike » by William Banks
  • "You are a darlin' child, cert'in," said grandma, looking fondly after her.
  • Extract from : « The Pansy Magazine, May 1886 » by Various
  • Cert, bobbed the accommodating operator, handing it to Ralph.
  • Extract from : « Ralph, the Train Dispatcher » by Allen Chapman
  • They are difficult to find, but this is a cert, a real cert; let me come on board.
  • Extract from : « The Second String » by Nat Gould
  • "Why, cert'nly," declared Silk, pointing at one of the cards.
  • Extract from : « Sergeant Silk the Prairie Scout » by Robert Leighton
  • "Why, cert'nly," he smiled, returning the pistol to its holster.
  • Extract from : « Sergeant Silk the Prairie Scout » by Robert Leighton

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