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- Dictionaryassure/əˈʃɔː/
verb
- 1. tell someone something positively to dispel any doubts: "Tony assured me that there was a supermarket in the village" Similar
- 2. make (something) certain to happen: "victory was now assured"
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to tell someone confidently that something is true, especially so that they do not worry: assure sb of sth The unions assured the new owners of the workers ' loyalty to the company. rest assured You can rest assured (= feel confident) that I shall be there as promised.
1. : to make sure or certain : convince. glancing back to assure himself no one was following. 2. : to inform positively. I assure you that we can do it. 3. : to make certain the coming or attainment of : guarantee. worked hard to assure accuracy. 4. : to make safe (as from risks or against overthrow) : insure. assured the security of the country.
ASSURE meaning: 1. to tell someone confidently that something is true, especially so that they do not worry: 2. to…. Learn more.
Assure usually means to tell someone something with confidence or to cause someone to know something with certainty—it often means the same thing as reassure. Ensure most commonly means to guarantee or make certain, as in Working hard ensures success.
to tell somebody that something is definitely true or is definitely going to happen, especially when they have doubts about it. assure somebody (that)…. You think I did it deliberately, but I assure you (that) I did not. Let me assure you that I will try to help you.
If you assure someone that something is true or will happen, you tell them that it is definitely true or will definitely happen, often in order to make them less worried. He hastened to assure me that there was nothing traumatic to report.
Definitions of assure. verb. inform positively and with certainty and confidence. synonyms: tell. see more. verb. assure somebody of the truth of something with the intention of giving the listener confidence. “I assured him that traveling to Cambodia was safe” see more. verb. cause to feel sure; give reassurance to. synonyms: reassure. see more.
1. to cause to feel sure or certain; convince: to assure a person of one's love. 2. to promise; guarantee: he assured us that he would come. 3. to state positively or with assurance. 4. to make (an event) certain; ensure. 5. (Law) chiefly Brit to insure against loss, esp of life. 6. (Law) property law another word for convey.
ASSURE definition: 1. to tell someone that something is definitely true, especially so that they do not worry: 2. to…. Learn more.
• You assure someone of something: He assured them of their safety. guarantee • You guarantee that something is true or will happen: We guarantee that you will get your money back. • You guarantee to do something: We guarantee to give you your money back.
