to be sure

/tə bi ʃər/
/tu bi ʃɔ/
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Definitions of to be sure
  1. adverb
    admittedly
    “to be sure, he is no Einstein”
    synonyms: no doubt, without doubt
Pronunciation
US
/tə bi ʃər/
UK
/tu bi ʃɔ/
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