Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Made certain; guaranteed.
- adjective Exhibiting confidence or authority.
- adjective Chiefly British Insured.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Certain; sure; indubitable; undoubted: as, “an assured experience,” Bacon, Nat. Hist.
- Bold; confident; self-possessed.
- Affianced.
- Insured; having one's life or goods insured.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Made sure; safe; insured; certain; indubitable; not doubting; bold to excess.
- noun One whose life or property is insured.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
assure . - adjective
Guaranteed - adjective
Confident .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective characterized by certainty or security
- adjective marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence
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Examples
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He quickly drew it forth, and a single glance at its title assured him it was indeed the object of his search.
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His election to a new term assured by a surprising upset victory over Thomas E. Dewey, Truman turned his attention to the future.
Hoover and Truman - Chapter 4: Reorganizing the Executive Branch 1948
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The output of the fuel cell, at least, we are assured is clean. * smiles*
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They allege that Dain assured them they could buy the lots with no money down and make no payments for two years, and in the meantime flip the properties for certain profit.
Judge orders Bank of America to be defendant in real estate fraud case Tom Jackman 2010
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You need not be again assured that my respects to Mr B. and Children are regularly posted with this, And Adding to the ring your affectionate Mother.
Letter 256 2009
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The output of the fuel cell, at least, we are assured is clean. * smiles*
Archive 2010-02-01 2010
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They allege that Dain assured them they could buy the lots with no money down and make no payments for two years, and in the meantime flip the properties for certain profit.
Judge orders Bank of America to be defendant in real estate fraud case Tom Jackman 2010
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'Diary of a Geek' challenged Mr Dale to provide a copy of his Labour Party membership card, however Iain assured us that it was 'in the post'.
LabourList Reveal New Editor Dungeekin 2009
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They allege that Dain assured them they could buy the lots with no money down and make no payments for two years, and in the meantime flip the properties for certain profit.
Judge orders Bank of America to be defendant in real estate fraud case Tom Jackman 2010
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'Diary of a Geek' challenged Mr Dale to provide a copy of his Labour Party membership card, however Iain assured us that it was 'in the post'.
Archive 2009-04-01 Dungeekin 2009
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