phrasal verb · formal
look certain to
UK/lʊk ˈsɜːtən tə/US/lʊk ˈsɜrtən tə/look CERT·ain to
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appear almost sure to happen
Examples
“With three wins in a row, they look certain to qualify for the finals.”
“Given the public support, the policy looks certain to pass.”
“After the evidence, the defendant looks certain to be acquitted.”
Band 8 sentence
“Given the trajectory of the data, investment looks certain to increase over the next quarter.”
Collocations
- look certain to + verb
- look practically certain to
Word family
looks certain to vlooked certain to v-past
Common mistakes
look sure to→look certain to
is certain to→look certain to
Say it for a higher band
5will→6is certain to→7+look certain to
Synonyms
appear certain to
almost certain to
Easily confused
is certain to
“The team is certain to win after such a strong performance.”
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