certain 2

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Definition of certain 2 in English English dictionary

You use a certain to indicate that something such as a quality or condition exists, and often to suggest that it is not great in amount or degree. That was the very reason why he felt a certain bitterness

When you refer to certain of a group of people or things, you are referring to some particular members of that group. They'll have to give up completely on certain of their studies. = some

You use certain to indicate that you are referring to one particular thing, person, or group, although you are not saying exactly which it is. There will be certain people who'll say `I told you so!' Leaflets have been air dropped telling people to leave certain areas

You can use a certain before the name of a person in order to indicate that you do not know the person or anything else about them. She managed to arrange for them to be hidden in the house of a certain Father Boduen

Hyphenation

cer·tain 2