insurein‧sure /ɪnˈʃʊə $ -ˈʃʊr/ ●●○ verb 
Have you insured the contents of your home?insure (something/somebody) against loss/damage/theft/sickness etc It is wise to insure your property against storm damage.insure something for £1,000/$2,000 etc You should insure the painting for at least £100,000.2[transitive] to provide insurance for something or someone: Many companies won’t insure young drivers.3[transitive] an American spelling of ensureinsure (yourself) against something phrasal verb to protect yourself against the risk of something bad happening by planning or preparing: Take advice to insure yourself against being misled.
WORD ORIGINinsure
Origin:
1400-1500 Probably from ensureVERB TABLE
insure
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | insure |
| he, she, it | insures | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | insured |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have insured |
| he, she, it | has insured | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had insured |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will insure |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have insured |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am insuring |
| he, she, it | is insuring | |
| you, we, they | are insuring | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was insuring |
| you, we, they | were insuring | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been insuring |
| he, she, it | has been insuring | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been insuring |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be insuring |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been insuring |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- No one will insure him because of his heart condition.
- We insured all our valuables before the move.
Longman Language Activatorto make certain that something will happen
Make sure is more common in spoken English than make certain: · I think Harry knows the way, but I'll go with him just to make sure.make sure/make certain (that): · Make sure you lock your car.· You must make sure that your dog is vaccinated against illness.· The producer must make certain there is enough material to fill the one-hour programme.
also ensure British to do something in order to be certain that something will happen in the way you want it to: · To insure accuracy, three consultants worked closely with the producer during filming.insure/ensure that: · It is important to insure that universities have enough funds to carry out important research.· A new television campaign has been launched to ensure that the victims are not forgotten.
especially spoken to make sure that something someone has asked you to do is done: · I'll see that Jason isn't late for school again!· Will you please see to it that this work is finished by the end of the week.see to it: · "This letter must be posted today.'' "Don't worry, I'll see to it.''
WORD SETSaccident insurance, act of God, nounactuary, nounagainst all risks, adverbagreed-value insurance, all-risks, adjectiveall-risks insurance, annuitant, nounannuity insurance, assurance, nounautomobile insurance, average clause, average statement, aviation insurance, benefit, nounblanket insurance, block insurance, Blue Shield, nounbroker's lien, buildings and contents insurance, business interruption insurance, business liability insurance, capital sum, capital surplus, car insurance, casualty insurance, certificate of existence, nouncertificate of insurance, nounChartered Financial Consultant, nouncivil commotion, nounclassification society, nounCLU, coinsurance, nouncoinsure, verbcomprehensive insurance, contingency insurance, cover, verbcover, nouncoverage, nouncover note, nouncredit insurance, death futures, declaration insurance, deferment period, disability insurance, encash, verbendowment policy, nounengineering insurance, excepted perils, nounexpense ratio, export insurance, extended coverage, face amount, fidelity insurance, fire insurance, floater, nounfloating insurance, flood insurance, free of particular average, adjectivefriendly society, noungeneral average contribution, group insurance, health plan, nounhomeowner's insurance, household insurance, indemnify, verbindemnity, nounindustrial injuries insurance, Institute Clauses, nounInstitute of London Underwriters, nouninsurance adjuster, nouninsurance broker, nouninsurance policy, nouninsurance premium, nouninsure, verbinsured, adjectiveinsurer, nounliability insurance, life assurance, nounlife insurance, nounlike-for-like, adjectiveloading, nounlong-tail, adjectiveloss adjuster, nounmarine insurance, material fact, nounmedical insurance, moral hazard, mortgage protection insurance, motor insurance, National Insurance, nounno-claims bonus, nounopen insurance, particular average, policy, nounpremium, nounpremium income, property and liability insurance, protection, nounreinsure, verbrenewal premium, risk, nounsalvor, nounsubrogation, nounsurrender value, term insurance, third party, fire and theft insurance, travel insurance, underwrite, verbunderwriter, noununemployment insurance, valued insurance, whole-life insurance, with profits, adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY It is wise to insure your property against storm damage. You should insure the painting for at least £100,000.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
1[intransitive, transitive] to buy insurance so that you will receive money if something bad happens to you, your family, your possessions etc: It is wise to insure your property against storm damage. You should insure the painting for at least £100,000.· We will also insure you in the same way following an accident involving any trailer while attached to your motor cycle.· If you wish, you can also insure your Spouse and pay a joint premium starting from £7.90.· We will also insure you against an accident involving any trailer that is attached to your car.· You can also insure your payments in case you're unable to work due to sickness, accident or redundancy.· More than 120,000 disabled motorists are also insured with the firm.
NOUN· However, while your policy is suspended we will still insure your car against loss or damage by fire or theft.
· Read in studio Britain's churches are under siege, according to the company which insures them.· The destroyed truck is owned by the volunteer fire company and insured through the county, officials said.· None of the companies will insure ejido property unless it has been properly privatized.· However, the insurance company is balking at insuring against Cigar this year.
· So you are better insuring these expensive possessions on your home insurance.· Mechanics were needed to keep them running, gas stations to fuel them, insurance agents to insure themthe list is endless.
· It is fully insured to meet potential liabilities.· If you are unconcerned about business debts and can insure against liability, you may not need a corporation.· General Exceptions Your policy does not insure 1 any liability, injury, loss or damage arising outside the United Kingdom.
· However, while your policy is suspended we will still insure your car against loss or damage by fire or theft.· The availability crisis developed after the January 1994 Northridge earthquake, which inflicted more than $ 8 billion in insured residential losses.
· General Exceptions Your policy does not insure 1 any liability, injury, loss or damage arising outside the United Kingdom.· Expensive items of jewellery may be insured under an All Risks policy.
· Therefore the landlord should be encouraged to insure against all normal risks.· But for growers, it can be an expensive way of insuring against risk, suggests Mr Dickie.· In the end, it is possible, technically, to insure against any risk.· What Mr Hemsley needs, suggests Mr Dickie, is a way of insuring his returns against risk.
· At this renewal of your Policy, you may increase your Contents and Buildings sums insured free of charge.· In the event of the total loss of one of these separately insured items the proper settlement is the sum insured.· The limit payable under this section is restricted to a maximum of 10% of the Buildings sum insured.· If you would like to increase your sums insured, please use the attached coupon.· Members choose what they wish to insure and decide for themselves on the sums they insure.· The normal premium is about 10 percent of the total sum insured.· This shows both the increase due to index-linking and, if applicable, an increase where your sum insured was previously under £17,500.
Have you insured the contents of your home?insure (something/somebody) against loss/damage/theft/sickness etc It is wise to insure your property against storm damage.insure something for £1,000/$2,000 etc You should insure the painting for at least £100,000.2[transitive] to provide insurance for something or someone: Many companies won’t insure young drivers.3[transitive] an American spelling of ensureinsure (yourself) against something phrasal verb to protect yourself against the risk of something bad happening by planning or preparing: Take advice to insure yourself against being misled.