assure
verb /əˈʃʊə(r)/, /əˈʃɔː(r)/
/əˈʃʊr/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they assure | /əˈʃʊə(r)/, /əˈʃɔː(r)/ /əˈʃʊr/ |
| he / she / it assures | /əˈʃʊəz/, /əˈʃɔːz/ /əˈʃʊrz/ |
| past simple assured | /əˈʃʊəd/, /əˈʃɔːd/ /əˈʃʊrd/ |
| past participle assured | /əˈʃʊəd/, /əˈʃɔːd/ /əˈʃʊrd/ |
| -ing form assuring | /əˈʃʊərɪŋ/, /əˈʃɔːrɪŋ/ /əˈʃʊrɪŋ/ |
- to tell somebody that something is definitely true or is definitely going to happen, especially when they have doubts about it
- assure somebody (that)… You think I did it deliberately, but I assure you (that) I did not.
- Let me assure you that I will try to help you.
- We were assured that everything possible was being done.
- She's perfectly safe, I can assure you.
- assure somebody (of something) We assured him of our support.
- I won’t let you down, I can assure you of that.
- assure somebody + speech ‘He'll come back,’ Susan assured her.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + assure- can
- hasten to
- of
- let me assure you
- (formal) to make yourself certain about something
- assure yourself of something He assured himself of her safety.
- assure yourself that… She assured herself that the letter was still in the drawer.
- to make something certain to happen synonym guarantee
- assure something Victory would assure a place in the finals.
- assure somebody something Victory would assure them a place in the finals.
- This achievement has assured her a place in the history books.
- assure something (British English) to insure something, especially against somebody’s death
- What is the sum assured?
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French assurer, based on Latin ad- ‘to’ (expressing change) + securus, from se- ‘without’ + cura ‘care’.