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Collocations for uncertain - adj.

1. not confident

VERBS

be, feel, look, seem, sound
become
leave sb
His research into the incident has left him uncertain as to exactly where responsibility lay.
make sb

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ADVERB

deeply (esp. BrE), very
I feel deeply uncertain about the future.
rather, somewhat
a little, slightly, etc.

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PREPOSITION

about, as to
He seemed strangely uncertain as to how to continue.
of
We were rather uncertain of the direction it came from.

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2. not known exactly

VERBS

be, look
become
remain, seem
make sth
immigration policies that made employment status uncertain

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ADVERB

extremely, fairly, very, etc.
highly
Cost estimates are highly uncertain in this business.
increasingly
still
Whether diet is an important factor in this illness is still uncertain.
inherently
The world is inherently uncertain.

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Uncertain is used with these nouns:
environment, fate, future, nature, outlook, start, weather

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