beyond a shadow of a doubt

beyond a shadow of a doubt

English

Alternative forms

• beyond a shadow of doubt
• beyond the shadow of a doubt
• without a shadow of a doubt

Etymology

From shadow of a doubt.

Pronunciation

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Prepositional phrase

beyond a shadow of a doubt

1. Without any doubt or hesitation at all.

   I knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that my sister would want to go to the concert.

   • 1945 April 16, Truman, Harry S., MP72-20 President Roosevelt’s Funeral and Procession; Truman – New President of U.S.‎, Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives Identifier: 595162, 10:06 from the start:

     So that there can be no possible misunderstanding, both Germany and Japan can be certain beyond any shadow of a doubt that America will continue to fight for freedom until no vestige of resistance remains. Our demand has been and it remains unconditional surrender.

Translations

without any doubt or hesitation

Chinese: Mandarin: 毫無疑問／毫无疑问 (zh) (háowúyíwèn) Esperanto: sen ia ombro da dubo, sen ombro de dubo Finnish: ilman pienintäkään epäilystä, ilman epäilyksen häivääkään French: sans l'ombre d'un doute (fr) German: ohne den Hauch eines Zweifels Polish: bez cienia wątpliwości (pl) Portuguese: sem sombra de dúvida Spanish: sin sombra de duda, sin lugar a dudas Welsh: heb os nac oni bai

Further reading

• “without beyond a shadow of a doubt” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
• “beyond without a shadow of a doubt” (US) / “beyond without a shadow of a doubt” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
• “beyond a shadow of a doubt” in the Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.