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I have always believed that astrophysics should be the extrapolation of laboratory physics, that we must begin from the present universe and work our way backward to progressively more remote and uncertain epochs.
Hannes Alfven

Meaning of "uncertain" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNCERTAIN

uncertain  [ʌnˈsɜːtən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNCERTAIN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Uncertain is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES UNCERTAIN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Uncertain

Uncertain may refer to: ▪ Uncertain, Texas, a town in the United States ▪ Uncertain, 1991 album of The Cranberries...

Definition of uncertain in the English dictionary

The first definition of uncertain in the dictionary is not able to be accurately known or predicted. Other definition of uncertain is when postpositive, often foll by of not sure or confident. Uncertain is also not precisely determined, established, or decided.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNCERTAIN


Albertan
ælˈbɜːtən
barton
ˈbɑːtən
beaten
ˈbiːtən
burton
ˈbɜːtən
carton
ˈkɑːtən
certain
ˈsɜːtən
curtain
ˈkɜːtən
eaten
ˈiːtən
gluten
ˈɡluːtən
kindergarten
ˈkɪndəˌɡɑːtən
Luton
ˈluːtən
Merton
ˈmɜːtən
Morton
ˈmɔːtən
newton
ˈnjuːtən
Norton
ˈnɔːtən
Orton
ˈɔːtən
shorten
ˈʃɔːtən
Spartan
ˈspɑːtən
tartan
ˈtɑːtən
uncurtain
ʌnˈkɜːtən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNCERTAIN

unceasing
unceasingly
unceasingness
unceded
uncelebrated
uncensored
uncensorious
uncensured
uncerebral
unceremonious
unceremoniously
unceremoniousness
uncertainly
uncertainness
uncertainties
uncertainty
uncertainty principle
uncertificated
uncertified
unchain

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNCERTAIN

air curtain
appertain
ascertain
bamboo curtain
Britain
captain
door curtain
drop curtain
encurtain
entertain
final curtain
fire curtain
for certain
Iron Curtain
pertain
ring down the curtain
ring up the curtain
safety curtain
shower curtain
the curtain

Synonyms and antonyms of uncertain in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «UNCERTAIN»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «uncertain» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of uncertain

Translation of «uncertain» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNCERTAIN

Find out the translation of uncertain to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of uncertain from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «uncertain» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

不确定的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

incierto
570 millions of speakers

English

uncertain
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अनिश्चित
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مُتَرَدِّد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

неопределенный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

incerto
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অনিশ্চিত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

incertain
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak pasti
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ungewiss
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

不確実な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

불확실한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ora mesthi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không chắc chắn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நிச்சயமற்ற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अनिश्चित
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

belirsiz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

incerto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niepewny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

невпевнений
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nesigur
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αβέβαιος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onseker
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

osäker
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

usikker
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of uncertain

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNCERTAIN»

The term «uncertain» is very widely used and occupies the 13.320 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of uncertain
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNCERTAIN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «uncertain» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «uncertain» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about uncertain

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10 QUOTES WITH «UNCERTAIN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word uncertain.
1
Jane Addams
The good we secure for ourselves is precarious and uncertain until it is secured for all of us and incorporated into our common life.
2
Hannes Alfven
I have always believed that astrophysics should be the extrapolation of laboratory physics, that we must begin from the present universe and work our way backward to progressively more remote and uncertain epochs.
3
Aldrich Ames
Deciding whether to trust or credit a person is always an uncertain task.
4
Scotty Bowman
There is nothing so uncertain as a sure thing.
5
Matthew Brady
Results are uncertain even among the more experienced photographers.
6
Thomas Edward Brown
The best scheme of Phonetics is a stiff uncertain thing.
7
Jamais Cascio
Sustainability is a seemingly laudable goal - it tells us we need to live within our means, whether economic, ecological, or political - but it's insufficient for uncertain times. How can we live within our means when those very means can change, swiftly and unexpectedly, beneath us?
8
Steve Case
I do think that a general liberal arts education is very important, particularly in an uncertain changing world.
9
Willa Cather
Sometimes a neighbor whom we have disliked a lifetime for his arrogance and conceit lets fall a single commonplace remark that shows us another side, another man, really; a man uncertain, and puzzled, and in the dark like ourselves.
10
Leroy Chiao
Well, it's still a bit uncertain, but I will do the consulting, and I'll see how I can contribute. But I'm sure whatever I do will involve the space program. That's where my passion is.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNCERTAIN»

Discover the use of uncertain in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to uncertain and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Uncertain Transition: Ethnographies of Change in the ...
The collection brings together a wide-ranging group of authors from sociology, anthropology, and political science to reveal the complex relationships that still exist between the former socialist world and the world today.
Michael Burawoy, Katherine Verdery, 1999
2
Uncertain Chances: Science, Skepticism, and Belief in ...
Maurice Lee's study illustrates how writers such as Poe, Melville, Douglass, Thoreau, Dickinson, and others participated in a broad intellectual and cultural shift in which Americans increasingly learned to live with the threatening and ...
Maurice S. Lee, 2012
3
Uncertain Partners: Stalin, Mao, and the Korean War
Using major new sources, including cables between Mao and Stalin and interviews with key actors, this book tells the inside story of the Sino-Soviet alliance and the origins of the Korean War.
Sergeĭ Nikolaevich Goncharov, 1993
4
Uncertain Hazards: Environmental Activists and Scientific Proof
"Tesh points to ways that environmentalist ideas have begun to affect science, thus making more likely the discovery of links between exposure to industrial pollutants and a community's health problems."--BOOK JACKET.
Sylvia Noble Tesh, 2000
5
Deterministic Control of Uncertain Systems
Variable structure controllers for robots. The hyperstability approach to VSCS design. Nonlinear continuous feedback for robust tracking. Control of uncertain systems with neglected dynamics. Control of infinite dimensional plants.
Alan S. I. Zinober, 1990
6
Uncertain Rule-Based Fuzzy Logic Systems: Introduction and ...
In this book, the developer of type-2 fuzzy logic demonstrates how it overcomes the limitations of classical fuzzy logic, enabling a wide range of applications from digital mobile communications to knowledge mining.
Jerry M. Mendel, 2001
7
Huddled Masses and Uncertain Shores: Insights Into Irregular ...
Includes statistics.
Bimal Ghosh, 1998
8
Uncertain Empire: American History and the Idea of the Cold War
Uncertain Empire examines the idea of the Cold War and its application to the writing of American history.
Joel Isaac, Duncan Bell, 2012
9
Archaeologies of an Uncertain Future: Recent Generations of ...
In Archaeologies of an Uncertain Future, McPherson explores the memory work, alternative historiographies, and feminist aesthetics by which women writers revisit the past and reimagine the future.
Karen S. McPherson, 2006
10
Rational Choice in an Uncertain World: The Psychology of ...
In the Second Edition of Rational Choice in an Uncertain World the authors compare the basic principles of rationality with actual behaviour in making decisions.
Reid Hastie, Robyn M. Dawes, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNCERTAIN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term uncertain is used in the context of the following news items.
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Future of South Dakota All-Star Games in Aberdeen uncertain
ABERDEEN | The future of the South Dakota All-Star Games in Aberdeen is uncertain, as organizers grapple with a number of issues. The summer all-star ... «Rapid City Journal, Jul 15»
2
Uncertain Terms review
Exit Elena and Soft in the Head director Nathan Silver aptly captures this sweetness and necessary turbulence in his atmospheric drama Uncertain Terms. «National Post, Jul 15»
3
March of Dimes disbands in Montana, staff's future uncertain
The decision leaves the organization's four Montana chapter employees' futures uncertain and will lead the Montana board of directors to disband. March of ... «NBC Montana, Jun 15»
4
Outcome of Greece-creditors talks still uncertain, no deal yet
"It is still very uncertain. We do not yet have a deal," the official said in response to a question on whether progress was made during the discussions this ... «Reuters, Jun 15»
5
Albuquerque slip 'n' slide event uncertain
But the event planned for the coming weekend is now uncertain, as the city says the group planning the event doesn't have a deal in place for the water or ... «KOB.com, Jun 15»
6
Condition still uncertain for Tennessee dog shot three times by …
The diagnosis is still uncertain for a Tennessee dog two days after being shot three times by a gunman the canine stopped from entering his owner's home. «New York Daily News, Jun 15»
7
Luis Enrique: My Barcelona future still uncertain
"The truth is that my future is uncertain," he told reporters after goals from Ivan Rakitic, Luis Suarez and Neymar saw off the Scudetto holders. "For now, though ... «Goal.com, Jun 15»
8
Atlantic City firefighters rally as future of department uncertain
An arbitrator's ruling could find savings that would pay for more firefighters, but how many that could be is uncertain. The ruling was due midnight Wednesday, ... «Press of Atlantic City, Jun 15»
9
'Uncertain Terms' looks good but has unwelcome melodrama
Indie director Nathan Silver has earned critical and festival attention for past features such as "Exit Elena" and "Soft in the Head," but his latest release, ... «Los Angeles Times, Jun 15»
10
Macon-Bibb commissioners 'uncertain' about proposed budget …
Macon-Bibb commissioners 'uncertain' about proposed budget bottom line ... Macon-Bibb commissioners 'uncertain' about proposed budget bottom line. «41 NBC News, May 15»

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