Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with sure in American Collocation
sure
adjective
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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
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- Three-star words are the most frequently used
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
/ʃʊr/
completely or very
absolutely
completely
damn
damned
doubly
perfectly
quite
really
totally
We will not go into battle until I am absolutely sure that the time is right.
rather
almost
fairly
pretty
reasonably
I’m pretty sure the Furlings would oblige if we asked nicely.
not
never
not
not even
not exactly
not quite
not really
not terribly
not too
not very
not yet
I was contemplating going over to Fiona’s but wasn’t too sure.
not completely
not altogether
not entirely
Having not gone to University I’m not entirely sure what a 2–1 really means.
be or become
be
become
feel
If you are not sure about which method to use, ask your doctor.
seem
look
seem
sound
‘I think I did suffer depression,’ she says slowly, not sounding too sure.