Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with certain in American Collocation
certain
adjective
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/ˈsɜrt(ə)n/
completely
absolutely
quite
I’m quite certain that’s what she said.
not completely
fairly
not entirely
pretty
reasonably
By matching this information with our records we were reasonably certain that Edward was born in 1844.
almost
almost
virtually
The process is almost certain to take a couple of years.
appear
be
become
feel
seem
Scientists became certain that the drug was responsible for these birth defects.