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adjective | verb securesecure1 /sɪˈkyʊr/ ●●○ AWL adjective ETYMOLOGYsecure1Origin: 1500-1600 Latin securus, from se without + cura care ► financially secure By 30, he was successful and financially secure (=having enough money to live on). ► secure in the knowledge that She smiled, secure in the knowledge that her children were safe. THESAURUSsure that you can do something or deal with a situation successfully► confidentsure that you can do something or deal with a situation successfully: Sandy gave her a confident smile. ► self-confident confident that you can do things well and that other people will like you: He’s much more self-confident since he got a job. ► self-assured/self-possessed confident and calm about what you are doing: She gave the speech in a slow self-assured voice. ► poised behaving in a confident, calm, and graceful way: Catherine looked poised and ready as the audience waited for her to begin. ► secure feeling confident, safe, and happy: The teachers at the school work hard to make the children feel secure. ► assertive confident and willing to say what you want or demand things: Men tend to be more assertive than women. ► bold confident and not afraid of offending people or do something dangerous or new: She was bold enough to tell her boss that he was doing the wrong thing. ► brash confident in a loud way that annoys other people: Ed can be brash, but he does manage to sell cars. ► arrogant too confident and showing that you think you are better or smarter than other people: He’s very smart, but he’s so arrogant no one wants to work with him. 1NOT LIKELY TO CHANGE a secure situation is one that you can depend on because it is not likely to change: a secure income I wish my job were more secure.2PROTECTED a)locked or guarded so that people cannot get in or out, or steal anything SYN safe: Keep your passport in a secure place. secure government buildings b)safe from and protected against damage or attack: a secure online transactionsecure from The new computer system is secure from hackers.3FEELING SAFE feeling safe and protected from danger SYN safe: People should feel secure when they walk the streets of this city.4CONFIDENT a)feeling confident and certain about a situation and not worried that it might change OPP insecure: a happy and secure child By 30, he was successful and financially secure (=having enough money to live on). She smiled, secure in the knowledge that her children were safe. b)feeling confident about yourself and your abilities OPP insecure: Marie’s not as secure as she wants us to believe.► see thesaurus at confident5FIRMLY ATTACHED firmly attached, tied, or fastened: Are you sure that shelf is secure?[Origin: 1500–1600 Latin securus, from se without + cura care] adjective | verb securesecure2 AWL verb [transitive] VERB TABLEsecure |
| Present | I, you, we, they | secure | | he, she, it | secures | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | secured | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have secured | | he, she, it | has secured | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had secured | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will secure | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have secured |
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| Present | I | am securing | | he, she, it | is securing | | you, we, they | are securing | | Past | I, he, she, it | was securing | | you, we, they | were securing | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been securing | | he, she, it | has been securing | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been securing | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be securing | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been securing |
► secure ... release Negotiators are working to secure the hostages’ release. THESAURUSattach something to something► fasten to attach something firmly to another object or surface: A hook is fastened to the ceiling of the warehouse. ► join to make things connected so they will not separate: Join the two copper wires together by twisting them. ► attach to join something firmly to another object or surface: A long lens was attached to the camera. ► secure formal to fasten or hold something tightly in a particular position: “Please fasten your seat belt and secure all loose objects,” said the flight attendant. ► glue to join things together using glue: Glue the two pieces of wood together in the shape of an X. ► tape to fasten or attach something using tape: I taped the note to the front door. ► staple to join papers together or attach one paper to another using staples (=small pieces of bent wire that go through paper): Staple the papers together and put them in the envelope. ► clip to join things together using a clip (=a small object that goes over paper to hold it together): Susan clipped the newspaper articles together and put them in a drawer. 1to get or achieve something that will be permanent, especially after a lot of effort: The last-minute goal secured their position in the final. Negotiators are working to secure the hostages’ release.► see thesaurus at fasten2to make something safe from being attacked, harmed, or lost: Troops were brought in to secure the area.3to attach or tie something firmly in a particular position: secure something to something He secured the boat to the dock.4social studies, economics to legally promise that if you cannot pay back money you have borrowed from someone, you will give him or her property of the same value instead: Fox used company money to secure a personal loan.—secured adjective: a secured loan |