secure

adjective

UK /sɪˈkjʊə(r)/

1
safe from attack, harm, or damage
Make your home more secure with our burglar alarm system.
secure against:
No shop can be completely secure against theft.
secure from:
The computer system is secure from intruders.
Synonyms and related words
Safe and harmless
safe
harmless
secure
1. 1a
  a secure situation or job is safe and reliable
  She wanted a job with a more secure future.
  He believed in putting his money into conservative but secure investments.
  Synonyms and related words
  Safe and harmless
  safe
  harmless
  secure
  Synonyms and related words
  Reliable and trustworthy
  reliable
  trustworthy
  consistent
2
fastened firmly, in a safe way
Make sure the pictures are secure.
Synonyms and related words
Closed
closed
secure
sealed
Synonyms and related words
Safe and harmless
safe
harmless
secure
3
feeling confident and safe
The important thing is that children feel secure about being loved.
Synonyms and related words
Confident and proud
confident
proud
easy
1. 3a
  in a situation where you do not need to worry
  financially secure:
  Everyone wants to be financially secure in retirement.
  Synonyms and related words
  Safe and harmless
  safe
  harmless
  secure
4
a secure area or building is guarded so that only specific people can enter or leave it
Only accredited journalists are permitted in the secure area.
Synonyms and related words
Words that describe buildings or rooms and parts of buildings
appointed
baronial
beachfront

secure

adjective

US /sɪˈkjʊr/

1
safe from attack, harm, or damage
Make your home more secure with our burglar alarm system.
secure from:
The computer system is secure from intruders.
secure against:
No store can be completely secure against theft.
Synonyms and related words
Safe and harmless
safe
harmless
secure
1. 1a
  a secure situation or job is safe and reliable
  The union contract guarantees secure jobs.
  She wanted a job with a more secure future.
  He believed in putting his money into conservative but secure investments.
  Synonyms and related words
  Safe and harmless
  safe
  harmless
  secure
  Synonyms and related words
  Reliable and trustworthy
  reliable
  trustworthy
  consistent
2
feeling confident and safe
The important thing is that children feel secure about being loved.
Synonyms and related words
Confident and proud
confident
proud
dignified
1. 2a
  in a situation where you do not need to worry
  financially secure:
  Everyone wants to be financially secure in retirement.
  Synonyms and related words
  Safe and harmless
  safe
  harmless
  secure
3
fastened firmly, in a safe way
Make sure the pictures are secure.
Synonyms and related words
Closed
closed
secure
sealed
Synonyms and related words
Safe and harmless
safe
harmless
secure
4
a secure area or building is guarded so that only specific people can enter or leave it
Only accredited journalists are permitted in the secure area.
Synonyms and related words
Words that describe buildings or rooms and parts of buildings
appointed
baronial
beachfront

secure

verb transitive formal

UK /sɪˈkjʊə(r)/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	secure
he/she/it	secures
present participle	securing
past tense	secured
past participle	secured

1
to get or achieve something important
He secured widespread support among the party’s senior members.
secure someone’s release (=make it possible for someone such as a prisoner to have their freedom):
We are seeking their assistance in securing the release of the hostages.
secure a victory:
The team secured their second victory of the season.
Synonyms and related words
To get something or someone
get
come by
accept
2
to make an area or building safe
A police escort secured the route of the American president.
We have done our best to secure the embassy against terrorist attacks.
Synonyms and related words
To protect or defend someone or something
protect
defend
save
3
to hold something firmly in place by tying or fastening it
Screws secure the steel bars to the window frame.
a pile of letters secured with a piece of string
Synonyms and related words
To fasten or join one thing to another
fasten
fix
attach
4
businessto get money from a bank or from a person by agreeing to give them goods or property if you cannot return the money
The loan is secured by a mortgage on our house.
Synonyms and related words
To use a bank account
bank
bank in
borrow

secure

verb transitive formal

US /sɪˈkjʊr/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	secure
he/she/it	secures
present participle	securing
past tense	secured
past participle	secured

1
to get or achieve something important
He secured widespread support among the party’s senior members.
secure someone’s release (=make it possible for someone such as a prisoner to have their freedom):
We are seeking their assistance in securing the release of the hostages.
secure a victory:
The team secured their second victory of the season.
Synonyms and related words
To get something or someone
get
come by
accept
2
to make an area or building safe
A police escort secured the route of the president.
We have done our best to secure the embassy against terrorist attacks.
Synonyms and related words
To protect or defend someone or something
protect
defend
save
3
to hold something firmly in place by tying or fastening it
Screws secure the steel bars to the window frame.
a pile of letters secured with a piece of string
Synonyms and related words
To fasten or join one thing to another
fasten
fix
attach
4
businessto get money from a bank or from a person by agreeing to give them goods or property if you cannot return the money
The loan is secured by a mortgage on our house.
Synonyms and related words
To use a bank account
bank
bank in
borrow

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