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assured

[ uh-shoord, uh-shurd ]

adjective

  1. guaranteed; sure; certain; secure:

    an assured income.

  2. His art was both assured and facile.

    Synonyms: ,

  3. boldly presumptuous.
  4. Chiefly British. insured, as against loss.


noun

  1. Insurance.
    1. the beneficiary under a policy.
    2. the person whose life or property is covered by a policy.

assured

/ əˈʃʊəd; əˈʃʊərɪdlɪ /

adjective

  1. made certain; sure; guaranteed
  2. self-assured
  3. insured, esp by a life assurance policy
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

    1. the beneficiary under a life assurance policy
    2. the person whose life is insured
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • assuredly, adverb
  • ˈܰԱ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ·ܰ·· [uh, -, shoor, -id-lee, uh, -, shur, -], adverb
  • ·ܰ··Ա noun
  • ···ܰ adjective
  • o·ver··ܰ··Ա noun
  • ܲ··ܰ adjective
  • un··ܰ··Ա noun
  • ɱ-·ܰ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of assured1

A Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; assure, -ed 2
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Example Sentences

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Republican leaders have assured their wobbling colleagues that they intend to root out waste, fraud and abuse only, not cut Medicaid benefits.

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While confirming the import ban, Bashe assured Tanzanians that it would not threaten their food security.

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One official assured the country: "The sky will not fall."

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“They assured me everything would be OK and just get after it.”

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After years spent tarnishing her brand with rampant trans-exclusionary takes, she’s assured that her writing won’t define her legacy; her flagrant cowardice will.

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