cert
Definition
Noun: 1. An absolute certainty; something that is sure to happen or succeed: An informal British term for a situation, outcome, or person considered completely guaranteed or inevitable.
Usage
- "Cert" is primarily used in informal British English.
- It is almost always preceded by the adjective "dead" ("a dead cert") to emphasize the absolute nature of the certainty.
- It is commonly used in contexts like gambling, predictions, and assessments of success.
Examples
- Noun:
- With their star player back, the home team is a cert to win the championship.
- Investing in that company seemed like a dead cert for a good return.
- "Is he going to get the promotion?" "Oh, it's an absolute cert."
Advanced Usage
- "a dead cert": The most common and emphatic form of the word.
- That horse is a dead cert to win the 3:30 race.
- "a racing cert": A variant specifically used in horse racing or other sports betting contexts.
- The favourite is a racing cert in good conditions.
Variants and Related Words
- Certainty (n): The formal and standard equivalent, meaning the state of being certain or something that is certain to happen.
- His election is now a certainty.
- Sure thing (n, informal): A common informal synonym, especially in American English.
- It's a sure thing that prices will rise.
Synonyms
- Sure thing
- Certainty
- Slam dunk (informal, especially US)
- Safe bet
Related Idioms
- "It's in the bag": Used to say that success is completely assured.
- Don't worry about the contract; it's in the bag.
- "A foregone conclusion": A result that is so obvious it is known before it happens.
- The result of the trial was a foregone conclusion.
Noun
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an absolute certainty
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it's a dead cert
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