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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 |