Meaning

4 senses
  1. (transitive)To make sure and secure; ensure.

    sichern

    обеспе́чиватьobespéčivatʹ, обеспе́читьobespéčitʹ

    забезпечуватиzabezpečuvaty, гарантува́тиharantuváty

    make certain of

  2. (transitive)To give (someone) confidence in the trustworthiness of (something).

    I assure you that the program will work smoothly when we demonstrate it to the client.

    He assured of his commitment to her happiness.

    versichern

    заверя́тьzaverjátʹ, заве́ритьzavéritʹ, уверя́тьuverjátʹ

    запевня́тиzapevnjáty, запе́внитиzapévnyty, гарантуватиharantuvaty

    inform positively and with certainty and confidence

  3. (transitive)To reassure.

    обнадёживатьobnadjóživatʹ, обнадёжитьobnadjóžitʹ

  4. (obsolete)To guarantee, promise (to do something).

    make a promise or commitment

Examples

361 sentences
  1. I assure you that everything's fine.

    Запевняю тебе: все гаразд.

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  2. I assure you this is only temporary.

    Запевняю вас, це тільки тимчасово.

    deIch versichere Ihnen, das ist nur vorübergehend.

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  3. Tom assured me that it won't happen.

    Том запевнив мене, що цього не станеться.

    ruТом заверил меня, что этого не случится.

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  4. Tom assured me the gun wasn't loaded.

    Том запевнив мене, що пістолет незаряджений.

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  5. I can assure you that you're wrong.

    Я можу тебе запевнити, що ти помиляєшся.

    ruЯ могу тебя уверить, что ты ошибаешься.

    deIch kann dir versichern, dass du dich irrst.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
to make sure and secure:
to give someone confidence in the trustworthiness of something:
Русский
By meaning 3
to make sure and secure:
to give someone confidence in the trustworthiness of something:
to reassure:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
to make sure and secure:
to give someone confidence in the trustworthiness of something:

Origin

From Old French asseurer (Modern French assurer), from Latin ad- + securus (“secure”). Cog

From Old French asseurer (Modern French assurer), from Latin ad- + securus (“secure”). Cognate with Spanish asegurar. Doublet of assecure.

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Forms

assures, assuring, assured, assured
Base formassure · to assure
3rd person singularassures
Present participleassuring
Past simpleassured
Past participleassured

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyassure
he, she, itassures

Past simpleLesson

all personsassured

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave assured
he, she, ithas assured

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill assure

Synonyms

11 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

8 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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