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säker — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • certain adj Completely confident that something is true.
  • positive adj Optimistic, constructive, or good in effect.
  • proof noun Evidence or facts that show something is true.
  • safe adj Free from danger, harm, or risk.
  • stuff noun Miscellaneous items, belongings, or unspecified material.
  • sure adj Certain or confident about something.
  • tenacious adjective Refusing to give up or let go, even when things get difficult.

Senses

säker is used for these senses in English:

  • proof Suffix added to a noun to form an adjective denoting imperviousness to that noun.
  • certain Sure in one's mind, positive; absolutely confident in the truth of something.
  • positive Fully assured in opinion. [from the 17th c.]
  • stuff (informal) Miscellaneous items or objects; (with possessive) personal effects.
  • tenacious Having a good memory; retentive.

certain — full definition

  1. adj Completely confident that something is true.
  2. adj Sure to happen; inevitable.
  3. det Used to refer to a specific but unnamed person or thing.

positive — full definition

  1. adj Optimistic, constructive, or good in effect.
  2. adj Certain or confident about something.
  3. adj Greater than zero, in mathematics.
  4. adj Showing the presence of a substance or condition being tested for, as in a medical test.
  5. noun A favorable point or characteristic.

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