Pronunciation of word sure

конечно, непременно, безусловно, уверенный, верный, надежный, безопасный

наречие

- обыкн. амер. конечно

it sure was cold — было очень холодно
are you glad? — I sure am!

- разг. конечно, безусловно

will you come? — Sure!
it’s pleasant, sure, to see one’s name in print — приятно, признаться /конечно/, видеть своё имя в печати
for sure — а) несомненно, непременно; I shall do it for sure

прилагательное

- уверенный

to be /to feel/ sure of success [of oneself] — быть уверенным в успехе [в себе]
I am sure that he is honest — я уверен /убеждён/ в его честности
are you /do you feel/ sure (about it)? — вы уверены (в этом)?
I am sure of that — я и этом убеждён
sure person — самоуверенный человек

- твёрдый, уверенный

sure hand — твёрдая рука
with a sure step — уверенным шагом, твёрдой походкой
sure brush strokes — уверенные мазки
sure faith — непоколебимая вера
to stand on sure ground — стоять на твёрдой почве
he spoke from sure knowledge — он говорил на основании точного знания фактов

- убедившийся

to make sure of /that/ — убедиться, удостовериться
I want to make sure that he is here — я хочу убедиться, что он здесь
you’d better make sure yourself — лучше удостоверьтесь сами
I think there is a train at 5.15 but you’d better make sure — кажется, есть поезд в 5.15, но советую вам это проверить

- несомненный, бесспорный; неизбежный

one thing is sure — одно несомненно
sure disaster — неизбежная катастрофа

- верный, надёжный

sure remedy — верное средство
sure proof — верное доказательство
sure shot — меткий стрелок
he is my sure adviser — он мой верный советчик
put it in a sure place — положите это в надёжное место

- обязательный, непременный

Мои примеры

Словосочетания

a sure way to distinguish the two — надёжный способ отличить одного от другого  
a sure hand on the throttle — твёрдая рука на акселераторе  
to be dead sure / certain — быть абсолютно уверенным  
certain / sure death — верная смерть  
solid / sure footing — твёрдое положение, прочная позиция  
be sure to put a label — убедитесь, что метка нанесена  
infallible method, sure method — надёжный, проверенный способ  
to be sure of smb.’s innocence — быть уверенным в чьей-л. невиновности  
quite sure — совершенно уверенный  
sure method — верный метод  
as sure as eggs is eggs — верно, как дважды два четыре  
make sure / certain — убеждаться  

Примеры с переводом

Are you sure about that?

Вы в этом уверены?

It is sure to rain.

Наверняка пойдёт дождь.

He is sure of success.

Он уверен в успехе.

I sure am sorry about it.

Я очень сожалею об этом.

Be sure to / and tell me.

Не забудьте мне сказать.

I’m sure I didn’t mean to hurt you.

Уверяю, я не хотел вас задеть.

One thing is sure, though.

Тем не менее, в одном можно не сомневаться.

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Возможные однокоренные слова

ensure  — обеспечивать, гарантировать, застраховать, ручаться, подстраховаться
insure  — застраховать, страховать, страховаться, гарантировать, обеспечивать
surely  — конечно, несомненно, уверенно, обязательно, верно, непременно, наверное, надежно
surety  — поручительство, поручитель, гарантия, уверенность, залог, порука
surly  — неприветливый, угрюмый, грубый, сердитый
unsure  — неуверенный, ненадежный, неопределенный, колеблющийся
sural  — относящийся к икроножной области, относящийся к икре или голени
surfy  — прибойный, подверженный прибою

Формы слова

adjective
срав. степ. (comparative): surer
прев. степ. (superlative): surest


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Audio pronunciation of Sure

American pronunciation

Sure pronounced by Ivy
(child, girl)

Sure pronounced by Joanna
(female)

Sure pronounced by Kendra
(female)

Sure pronounced by Kimberly
(female)

Sure pronounced by Salli
(female)

Sure pronounced by Joey
(male)

Sure pronounced by Justin
(child, boy)

Sure pronounced by Matthew
(male)

British pronunciation

Sure pronounced by Amy
(female)

Sure pronounced by Emma
(female)

Sure pronounced by Brian
(male)

Here are 4 tips that should help you perfect your pronunciation of ‘sure’:

  • Break ‘sure’ down into sounds:
    [SHAW]

    say it out loud and exaggerate the sounds until you can consistently produce them.
  • Record yourself saying ‘sure’ in full sentences, then watch yourself and listen. You’ll be able to mark your mistakes quite easily.
  • Look up tutorials on Youtube on how to pronounce ‘sure’.
  • Focus on one accent: mixing multiple accents can get really confusing especially for beginners, so pick one accent
    (US or UK) and stick to it.

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stephenlearner


  • #1

Hi,

I have noticed that in BBC English, the vowel in cure, lure, pure, sure and tour is [ʊə].
But in American English, the vowel in these words is [uɚ] or [ur].

So the beginning part of the vowel in BrE and AmE are different.
Do you think so?

Another point is that in American English, sure is the exception. Sure does not rhyme with lure or tour, but with shirt (without T).
Is this right?

Thanks a lot.

  • AnythingGoes


    • #2

    Another point is that in American English, sure is the exception. Sure does not rhyme with lure or tour, but with shirt (without T).
    Is this right?

    Not when I say it. Shirt has a shorter vowel than the other words.

    stephenlearner


    • #3

    I found a bad example.

    How about this word: sir? Does sure rhyme with sir for you?

    hwit


    • #4

    Sure and sir rhyme for me. I do not know how widespread this pronunciation is, but I think it is just the natural consequence of ʊ becoming centralized before r. Some speakers have shifted tour, lure, and sure to [ɔɹ], but I don’t know how widespread it is since it is very uncommon in my region.

    stephenlearner


    • #5

    Sure and sir rhyme for me. I do not know how widespread this pronunciation is, but I think it is just the natural consequence of ʊ becoming centralized before r. Some speakers have shifted tour, lure, and sure to [ɔɹ], but I don’t know how widespread it is since it is very uncommon in my region.

    Thank you very much.
    To you, do tour and lure have [ u ] or [ʊ] ?

    kentix


    • #6

    Sure is pronounced many different ways by American speakers. You’ll never find a standard pronunciation.

    shur
    shoor
    shore (like the seashore)
    shuer

    are all possible.

    hwit


    • #7

    Thank you very much.
    To you, do tour and lure have [ u ] or [ʊ] ?

    I have:
    Tour [ʊ]
    Tourist [ɚ] or [ʊ]
    Lure (verb) [ɚ]
    Lure (noun) /u/
    Pure [pjɚ]
    Cure [kjɚ]

    I am sure you will find a lot of variation between different speakers with these words.

    Last edited: Nov 23, 2018

    • #8

    Sure is pronounced many different ways by American speakers. You’ll never find a standard pronunciation.

    shur
    shoor
    shore (like the seashore)
    shuer

    are all possible.

    :thumbsup:
    As is often the case for vowels, whether surveying AE or BE.

    AnythingGoes


    • #9

    How about this word: sir? Does sure rhyme with sir for you?

    I pronounce them with a different vowel, but many people around here pronounce them the same.

    panjandrum


    stephenlearner


    • #11

    Thank you, panjandrum. But it does not work here in my computer. Don’t know why.

    natkretep


    stephenlearner


    • #13

    Sure is pronounced many different ways by American speakers. You’ll never find a standard pronunciation.

    shur
    shoor
    shore (like the seashore)
    shuer

    are all possible.

    I have no idea what you mean by these words. Let me guess.
    shur: ur means the vowel in fur.
    shoor: oo means the vowel in took.
    shuer: shoe + r

    I have:
    Tour [ʊ]
    Tourist [ɚ] or [ʊ]
    Lure (verb) [ɚ]
    Lure (noun)
    Pure [pjɚ]
    Cure [kjɚ]

    There is no [ u ] in your realizations of this word. So [ u ] is not an option?

    hwit


    • #14

    There is no [ u ] in your realizations of this word. So [ u ] is not an option?

    I am sure some people have [ u ] in sure, but in my experience I have not heard it. That is not to say that nobody pronounces it like that, but that I have not heard it in my experience. A pronunciation that is rare in one part of the world might be common in another part.

    • #15

    I am sure some people have [ u ] in sure, but in my experience I have not heard it. That is not to say that nobody pronounces it like that, but that I have not heard it in my experience. A pronunciation that is rare in one part of the world might be common in another part.

    :thumbsup:
    It seems we have covered most of the range of pronunciaiions of this word by native English speakers. It probably serves as a good illustration of the
    «variety» often found and the futility of trying to nail down

    one

    form for AE and

    one

    form for BE with any precision.

    kentix


    • #16

    Some people even say it to rhyme with «show».

    I sure am = I sho am.

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