assure

/əˈʃʊr/

verb B2
V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

3rd person singular
assures
past
assured
past participle
assured
gerund
assuring

Meaning

  1. asegurar, garantizar

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

ensure

A classic confusable pair: assure means to tell a person confidently, to reassure them; ensure means to make certain that something happens.

Similar in other languages

German

sicherstellen

Close — to ensure/guarantee relates to assuring.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa assure?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: I ___ you everything will be fine.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a assure?

verb

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