secure
Free from attack or dangerFree from attack or danger; protected.
» Is it secure?
Це безпечно?
Він безпечний?
Вона безпечна?
Воно безпечне?
Meaning
9 sensesFree from attack or danger; protected.
sicher, geschützt, beschützt
free from danger or risk
Free from the danger of theft; safe.
sicher, geschützt
financially safe
Free from the risk of eavesdropping, interception or discovery; secret.
sicher
Free from anxiety or doubt; unafraid.
sicher
free from fear or doubt; easy in mind
Firm and not likely to fail; stable.
zuverlässig
надёжныйnadjóžnyj
not likely to fail or give way
Free from the risk of financial loss; reliable.
sicher, zuverlässig
Confident in opinion; not entertaining, or not having reason to entertain, doubt; certain; sure; commonly used with of.
secure of a welcome
Certain to be achieved or gained; assured.
Just when victory seemed secure, they let it slip from their grasp.
(obsolete)Overconfident; incautious; careless.
Examples
182 sentencesIs it secure?
Це безпечно? — deniko
Please choose a more secure password.
Будь ласка, оберіть більш надійний пароль. — deniko
I'm beginning to feel quite secure.
ruЯ начинаю чувствовать себя довольно уверенно. — marafon
Tom strikes me as pretty secure.
He has managed to secure several accounts.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
Origin
Borrowed from Latin sēcūrus (“of persons, free from care, quiet, easy; in a bad sense, carBorrowed from Latin sēcūrus (“of persons, free from care, quiet, easy; in a bad sense, careless, reckless; of things, tranquil, also free from danger, safe, secure”), from sē- (“without”) + cūra (“care”); see cure. Doublet of sure and the now obsolete or dialectal sicker (“certain, safe”).
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Forms
securer/more secure, securest/most secure| Comparative | securer / more secure Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | securest / most secure Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
10 synonyms- free from fear or doubt; easy in mind:unafraiduntroubled
- immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with:impregnableinviolablestrongunassailableunattackable
- financially safe:dependablegoodsafe
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
13 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form