assure
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See also assuré
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Old French assurer (modern French assurer), from Latin ad- + securus (“‘secure’”).
[edit] Pronunciation
- (RP) IPA: /əˈʃʊə/
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[edit] Verb
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to assure (third-person singular simple present assures, present participle assuring, simple past and past participle assured)
- To make sure and secure.
- (ditransitive) To give (someone) confidence in the trustworthiness of (something).
- I assure you that the program will work smoothly when we demonstrate it to the client.
- To reassure.
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[edit] Translations
to make sure and secure
to give someone confidence in the trustworthiness of something
to reassure
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[edit] French
[edit] Verb
assure
- First-person singular present indicative of assurer.
- Third-person singular present indicative of assurer.
- First-person singular present subjunctive of assurer.
- Third-person singular present subjunctive of assurer.
- Second-person singular imperative of assurer.
