reassureverb [ T ]
uk/ˌriː.əˈʃɔːr/us/-ˈʃʊr/C1 to comfort someone and stop them from worrying:
[ + to infinitive ] I was nervous on my first day at college, but I was reassured to see some friendly faces.
[ + (that) ] He reassured me (that) my cheque would arrive soon.
More examples
- The president hastened to reassure his people that he was in perfect health.
- They sought to reassure the public.
- He reassured people that law-abiding citizens would have nothing to fear from the enquiries.
- The police have reassured witnesses who may be afraid to come forward that they will be guaranteed anonymity.
- The firmness of his handshake reassured me.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Reassuring
- assure
- be/take a weight off your mind idiom
- calm (sb) down
- comfort
- comforting
- consolation
- console
- consoling
- consolingly
- convince
- emollient
- get (sth) through (to sb)
- heartened
- heartening
- lighten
- mind
- no news is good news idiom
- should
- they should worry! idiom
- weight
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