confident of success

  • 1confident — adj. 1) confident of (confident of success) 2) confident that + clause (she was confident that she would succeed) * * * [ kɒnfɪd(ə)nt] confident that 4 clause (she was confident that she would succeed) confident of (confident of success) …

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  • 2success — noun 1 good results ADJECTIVE ▪ enormous, great, immense, massive ▪ considerable, real, tremendous ▪ conspicuous …

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  • 3confident — con|fi|dent W3S2 [ˈkɔnfıdənt US ˈka:n ] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , present participle of confidere; CONFIDE] 1.) [not before noun] sure that something will happen in the way that you want or expect confident (that) ▪ We are… …

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  • 4confident — adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be, feel, look, seem, sound ▪ We feel confident that these results are accurate. ▪ become …

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  • 5confident — [[t]kɒ̱nfɪdənt[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ, oft ADJ that, ADJ prep If you are confident about something, you are certain that it will happen in the way you want it to. I am confident that everything will come out right in time... Mr… …

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  • 6confident — con•fi•dent [[t]ˈkɒn fɪ dənt[/t]] adj. 1) having strong belief or full assurance; sure: confident of success[/ex] 2) sure of oneself and one s abilities, correctness, or likelihood of success; self confident; assured 3) excessively bold 4) Obs.… …

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  • 7confident — adjective Etymology: Latin confident , confidens, from present participle of confidere Date: circa 1567 1. full of conviction ; certain < confident of success > < confident that conditions will improve > 2. having or showin …

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  • 8confident — confident, assured, sanguine, sure, presumptuous arecomparable as applied to a person or to his temperament, looks, manner, acts, or utterances with the meaning not inhibited by doubts, fears, or a sense of inferiority. Confident may imply a&#8230; …

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  • 9confident — 01. She is very [confident] that she will win the game because she has beaten her opponent a number of times in the past. 02. The high mark he received on his test really helped to increase his [confidence] in his ability to write an essay. 03.&#8230; …

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  • 10secure of success — confident of success, assured of prosperity …

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