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assureassure /əˈʃʊr/ ●●○ W3 AWL verb [transitive] ETYMOLOGYassureOrigin: 1300-1400 Old French assurer, from Medieval Latin assecurare, from Latin ad- to + securus safe VERB TABLEassure |
| Present | I, you, we, they | assure | | he, she, it | assures | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | assured | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have assured | | he, she, it | has assured | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had assured | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will assure | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have assured |
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| Present | I | am assuring | | he, she, it | is assuring | | you, we, they | are assuring | | Past | I, he, she, it | was assuring | | you, we, they | were assuring | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been assuring | | he, she, it | has been assuring | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been assuring | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be assuring | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been assuring |
► I can assure you It’s a very good hotel, I can assure you. ► assure somebody of something The team is assured of a spot in the finals. THESAURUS to tell someone that you will definitely do something or that something will happen► promise to tell someone that you will definitely do something or that something will happen: The mayor promised a full investigation. “I’ll help you get it finished.” “Promise?” (=used to ask if someone promises) ► give somebody your word to promise someone very sincerely that you will do something: He gave us his word, and I believe him. ► swear to make a very serious promise: He had sworn not to reveal her secret. ► take/swear an oath to make a very serious promise in public, especially to be loyal or honest: You must take an oath of loyalty to your country. ► vow to make a serious promise, often to yourself: She vowed that she would never drink alcohol again. ► pledge to make a formal, usually public, promise to do something to help someone: Canada pledged to provide medical aid. ► guarantee to promise something that you feel very sure about, especially when you will lose something if you do not do what you promise: I can guarantee you a ten percent increase on your current salary. ► assure to promise someone that something will happen so that he or she feels less worried: Let me assure you that we will do everything possible to find the thieves. ► commit to promise to do something, especially legally or officially: The company had committed to finishing the project by June 20. ► undertake to do something formal to promise or agree to do something. Used in writing or literature: I undertook to support her, clothe her, and protect her. 1assure somebody to tell someone that something will definitely happen or is definitely true so that he or she is less worried: assure that Her doctors have assured us that she’ll be fine. It’s a very good hotel, I can assure you.assure somebody of something Their guarantee assures customers of fast delivery. → see also rest assured (that) at rest2 (3)
► see thesaurus at promise12to make something certain to happen or to be achieved: Excellent reviews have assured the film’s success.assure somebody of something The team is assured of a spot in the finals. [Origin: 1300–1400 Old French assurer, from Medieval Latin assecurare, from Latin ad- to + securus safe] |