assured

UK: /əˈʃʊə^rd/ US: (ə shŏŏrd′, ə shûrd′)

From the verb assure: (⇒ conjugate)

assured is: ⓘ

v past

v past p

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as•sured  (ə shŏŏrd′, ə shûrd′), adj. 

1. guaranteed; sure;
   certain;
   secure:
   an assured income.
2. bold;
   confident;
   authoritative:
   His art was both assured and facile.
3. boldly presumptuous.
4. British Terms [Chiefly Brit.] insured, as against loss.

n. 

5. Business [Insurance.]
   • the beneficiary under a policy.
   • the person whose life or property is covered by a policy.

• 1325–75; Middle English; see assure, -ed²

as•sur•ed•ly  (ə shŏŏr′id lē, ə shûr′-), adv.  as•sur′ed•ness, n. 

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assured / əˈʃʊəd/ adjective

1. made certain; sure; guaranteed
2. self-assured
3. insured, esp by a life assurance policy

noun

1. the beneficiary under a life assurance policy
2. the person whose life is insured

assuredly / əˈʃʊərɪdlɪ/ adverb

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as•sure /əˈʃʊr/   v. [~ + [object] , -sured, -sur•ing. 

1. to declare positively or confidently to:
   She assured us that everything would be all right.
2. to make (a future event) sure;
   guarantee:
   This contract assures the company's profit this month.
3. to give confidence to;
   reassure.
4. British Terms [Chiefly Brit.] to insure against loss.

as•sur•ance, n. [countable* uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

as•sure  (ə shŏŏr′, ə shûr′), v.t., -sured, -sur•ing. 

1. to declare earnestly to;
   inform or tell positively;
   state with confidence to:
   She assured us that everything would turn out all right.
2. to cause to know surely;
   reassure:
   He assured himself that no one was left on the bus.
3. to pledge or promise;
   give surety of;
   guarantee:
   He was assured a job in the spring.
4. to make (a future event) sure;
   ensure:
   This contract assures the company's profit this month.
5. to secure or confirm;
   render safe or stable:
   to assure a person's position.
6. to give confidence to;
   encourage.
7. British Terms [Chiefly Brit.] to insure, as against loss.

• Late Latin assēcūrāre, equivalent. to Latin as- as- + sēcūr- (see secure) + -ā- thematic vowel + -re infinitive suffix
• Old French aseurer
• Middle English as(e)uren, assuren 1325–75

as•sur′er, as•su′ror, n. 

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assure / əˈʃʊə/ verb (tr; may take a clause as object)

1. to cause to feel sure or certain; convince: to assure a person of one's love
2. to promise; guarantee
3. to state positively or with assurance
4. to make (an event) certain; ensure
5. to insure against loss, esp of life
6. another word for convey

Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French aseürer to assure, from Medieval Latin assēcūrāre to secure or make sure, from sēcūrus secure

asˈsurer noun