certo — meaning in English
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English meaning
- absolute adj Complete and total, with no exceptions or limits.
- certain adj Completely confident that something is true.
- correct adj Free from mistakes; accurate or true.
- OK adj All right; acceptable, permitted, or satisfactory.
- proper adj Right, fitting, or appropriate for a given purpose or situation.
- right adj Correct, true, or in accordance with fact or good judgment.
- sure adj Certain or confident about something.
Senses
certo is used for these senses in English:
- OK Endorsement; approval; acceptance; acquiescence.
- absolute (of an, adjective form) Positive; not graded (not comparative or superlative).
- certain Sure in one's mind, positive; absolutely confident in the truth of something.
- certain Having been determined but not specified.
- correct Free from error; true; accurate.
- proper Following the established standards of behavior or manners; correct or decorous. [18th c.]
- right Complying with justice, correctness, or reason; correct, just, true. See also the interjection senses below.
- right Appropriate, perfectly suitable; fit for purpose.
absolute — full definition
- adj Complete and total, with no exceptions or limits.
- adj Measured independently, without reference to anything else for comparison.
- noun Something that exists as a fixed, unconditional truth or standard.
certain — full definition
- adj Completely confident that something is true.
- adj Sure to happen; inevitable.
- det Used to refer to a specific but unnamed person or thing.