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Collocations for sure - adj.

VERBS

be, feel, seem, sound
You don't seem very sure to me.
make
Make sure no one finds out about this.
make sb
What makes you so sure she'll come back to you?

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ADVERB

absolutely, completely, quite, totally, very
doubly
To make doubly sure they would not be disturbed she turned the key in the lock.
not altogether, not entirely, not exactly, not quite, not really, not so
I'm not altogether sure he would appreciate your efforts.
almost, fairly, pretty, reasonably

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PREPOSITION

about
Potts was confident of taking the American title, but less sure about the world championship.
of
You'd better be completely sure of your facts.

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Sure is used with these nouns:
bet, footing, indication, indicator, loser, recipe, sign, thing, touch

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