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1 certainty
plural - certainties; noun1) (something which cannot be doubted: It's a certainty that he will win.) sikkerhet, visshet2) (freedom from doubt: Is there any certainty of success?) sikkerhet, visshetsubst. \/ˈsɜːt(ə)ntɪ\/sikkerhet, visshet• I can't say with any certainty where...jeg kan ikke med sikkerhet si hvor...bet on a certainty vedde på noe sikkert, holde på en sikker vinnera certainty noe sikkert, noe opplagt, noe selvskrevetfor a certainty med sikkerhetit is a moral certainty det er så godt som sikkert -
2 amount
1. verb( with to)1) (to add up to: The bill amounted to $15.) beløpe seg til, komme på2) (to be equal to: Borrowing money and not returning it amounts to stealing.) være jevngodt med/det samme som, bety2. noun(a quantity, especially of money: a large amount of money in the bank.) sum, beløpbeløp--------mengde--------sumIsubst. \/əˈmaʊnt\/1) beløp, (slutt)sum• she bought furniture to the amount of £20002) mengde, masse, kvantitetdet (ekstra) bryderiet dette medfører\/medførte3) omfang, innhold, verdi• the amount of her remarks was that...budskapet hennes var egentlig at...any amount hvor lenge som helst, så mye som muligany amount of en mengde, en masse (med), massevis, haugevisno amount of uansett hvor mye, ingentingIIverb \/əˈmaʊnt\/bare i uttrykkamount to beløpe seg til, bli (til sammen)• the bill amounted to £100komme opp i, dreie seg om( overført) være det samme som, innebære, betyvære verdbli
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with certainty — index fairly (clearly) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
establish with certainty — index ascertain Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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certainty — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ absolute, complete ▪ near, reasonable, virtual ▪ It s a virtual certainty that essential foodstuffs will go up in price. ▪ moral … Collocations dictionary
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certainty — noun 1 (C) something that is definitely true or that will definitely happen: It s a certainty that prices will go up soon. | Dying s the only certainty in this life. 2 (U) the state of being completely certain: Nowadays there s less certainty… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
certainty */*/ — UK [ˈsɜː(r)t(ə)ntɪ] / US [ˈsɜrt(ə)ntɪ] noun Word forms certainty : singular certainty plural certainties 1) [countable] something that will definitely happen or that you feel very sure about He clung to the certainties of his Catholic faith. 2)… … English dictionary
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certainty — noun 1) she knew with certainty that he was telling the truth Syn: confidence, sureness, positiveness, conviction, certitude, assurance Ant: doubt 2) he accepted defeat as a certainty Syn: inev … Thesaurus of popular words
certainty — noun 1) she knew with certainty that it was true Syn: confidence, sureness, conviction, assurance 2) he accepted defeat as a certainty Syn: inevitability, foregone conclusion; informal sure thing; Brit.; informal (dead) cert … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary