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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Assure \As*sure\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Assured; p. pr. & vb. n.
Assuring.] [OF. ase["u]rer, F. assurer, LL. assecurare; L.
ad + securus secure, sure, certain. See Secure, Sure, and
cf. Insure.]
1. To make sure or certain; to render confident by a promise,
declaration, or other evidence.
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His promise that thy seed shall bruise our foe . . .
Assures me that the bitterness of death
Is past, and we shall live. --Milton.
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2. To declare to, solemnly; to assert to (any one) with the
design of inspiring belief or confidence.
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I dare assure thee that no enemy
Shall ever take alive the noble Brutus. --Shak.
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3. To confirm; to make certain or secure.
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And it shall be assured to him. --Lev. xxvii.
19.
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And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and
shall assure our hearts before him. --1 John iii.
19.
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4. To affiance; to betroth. [Obs.] --Shak.
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5. (Law) To insure; to covenant to indemnify for loss, or to
pay a specified sum at death. See Insure.
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Syn: To declare; aver; avouch; vouch; assert; asseverate;
protest; persuade; convince.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Assuring \As*sur"ing\, a.
That assures; tending to assure; giving confidence. --
As*sur"ing*ly, adv.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Assure \As*sure\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Assured; p. pr. & vb. n.
Assuring.] [OF. ase["u]rer, F. assurer, LL. assecurare; L.
ad + securus secure, sure, certain. See Secure, Sure, and
cf. Insure.]
1. To make sure or certain; to render confident by a promise,
declaration, or other evidence.
His promise that thy seed shall bruise our foe . . .
Assures me that the bitterness of death Is past, and
we shall live. --Milton.
2. To declare to, solemnly; to assert to (any one) with the
design of inspiring belief or confidence.
I dare assure thee that no enemy Shall ever take
alive the noble Brutus. --Shak.
3. To confirm; to make certain or secure.
And it shall be assured to him. --Lev. xxvii.
19.
And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and
shall assure our hearts before him. --1 John iii.
19.
4. To affiance; to betroth. [Obs.] --Shak.
5. (Law) To insure; to covenant to indemnify for loss, or to
pay a specified sum at death. See Insure.
Syn: To declare; aver; avouch; vouch; assert; asseverate;
protest; persuade; convince.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Assuring \As*sur"ing\, a.
That assures; tending to assure; giving confidence. --
As*sur"ing*ly, adv.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
assuring
adj : giving confidence
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
assuring
vb.
(present participle of en assure nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
assuring
vb.
(present participle of en assure nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
assuring
vb.
(present participle of en assure nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
assuring
vb.
(present participle of en assure nocat=1)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
assuring
Englanti vb.
(en-v-taivm a ssur ing e)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
assuring
Engelska a.
(avledning en assure ordform=prespart)
Engelska vb.
(böjning en verb assure)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]Assuring /əʃˈʊəɹɪŋ/ التّأكيدFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
assuring /əʃˈʊəɹɪŋ/ zajištěníFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
assuring /əʃˈʊəɹɪŋ/
gewährleistend, sicherstellend, sichernd, sorgend
Synonyms: ensuring, insuring, guaranteing
see: ensure, insure, assure, guarantee sth., ensured, insured, assured, guaranteed, ensures, insures, assures, guarantees, ensured, insured, assured, guaranteed, This is the only way to guarantee that …
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
assuring /əʃˈʊəɹɪŋ/
sich vergewissernd, sichergehend
Synonyms: making sure, making certain
see: make sure that …, make certain that …, assure yourself that …, made sure, made certain, assured, makes sure, makes certain, assures, made sure, made certain, assured, I just wanted to make sure you got home safely., She waited a moment to assure herself that she was not being followed., How do you assure yourself that you're dealing with a responsible firm?
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]assuring /əʃˈʊəɹɪŋ/ versichernd see: assure sb. of sth., assure sb. that …, assured, We assure you of our continued assistance:, Assuring you of our continued support., I (can) assure you / Let me assure you that you won't be disappointed., This mistake won't happen again, I (can) assure you.From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
assuring /əʃˈʊəɹɪŋ/ sich versichernd see: insure against sth., assured, insure against exchange rate fluctuationsFrom English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
assuring /əʃˈʊəɹɪŋ/ biztosításFrom IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]/əˈʃʊɹɪŋ/
a. 保证的,确信的,使人有自信的;From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
a. 保证的,确信的,使人有自信的