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单词 assure
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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/
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  1.  
    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
    preposition
    • of
    phrases
    • let me assure you
    See full entry
  2.  
    (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.
    Topics Doubt, guessing and certaintyc1
  3.  
    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.
    Topics Doubt, guessing and certaintyc1
  4. assure something (British English) to insure something, especially against somebody’s death
    • What is the sum assured?
  5. Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French assurer, based on Latin ad- ‘to’ (expressing change) + securus, from se- ‘without’ + cura ‘care’.
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