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as·sured
(ə-sho͝ord′)adj.
1. Made certain; guaranteed: an assured income.
2. Exhibiting confidence or authority: paints with an assured hand.
3. Chiefly British Insured.
as·sur′ed·ly (-ĭd-lē) adv.
as·sur′ed·ness n.
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assured
(əˈʃʊəd)adj
1. made certain; sure; guaranteed
2. self-assured
3. (Insurance) chiefly Brit insured, esp by a life assurance policy
n
(Insurance) chiefly
a. the beneficiary under a life assurance policy
b. the person whose life is insured
assuredly adv
asˈsuredness n
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as•sured
(əˈʃʊərd, əˈʃɜrd)adj.
1. guaranteed; sure; secure.
2. bold; confident; authoritative.
3. boldly presumptuous.
n. 4.
a. the beneficiary of an insurance policy.
b. the one whose life or property is insured.
[1325–75]
as•sur′ed•ly, adv.
as•sur′ed•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | assured - marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence; "she paints with an assured hand" confident - having or marked by confidence or assurance; "a confident speaker"; "a confident reply"; "his manner is more confident these days"; "confident of fulfillment" |
2. | assured - characterized by certainty or security; "a tiny but assured income"; "we can never have completely assured lives" secure - free from danger or risk; "secure from harm"; "his fortune was secure"; "made a secure place for himself in his field" |
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assured
adjective
1. confident, certain, positive, bold, poised, assertive, complacent, fearless, audacious, pushy (informal), brazen, self-confident, self-assured, self-possessed, overconfident, dauntless, sure of yourself He was much more assured than in recent appearances.
confident retiring, timid, self-conscious, hesitant, self-effacing, diffident, bashful
confident retiring, timid, self-conscious, hesitant, self-effacing, diffident, bashful
2. certain, sure, ensured, confirmed, settled, guaranteed, fixed, secure, sealed, clinched, made certain, sound, in the bag (slang), dependable, beyond doubt, irrefutable, unquestionable, indubitable Our victory is assured; nothing can stop us.
certain uncertain, doubtful, unsettled, unsure, questionable, ambiguous, indefinite, unconfirmed
certain uncertain, doubtful, unsettled, unsure, questionable, ambiguous, indefinite, unconfirmed
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assured
adjective1. Having no doubt:
2. Having a firm belief in one's own powers:
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Translations
sebejistý
selvsikker
öruggur, viss
kendinden eminkendine güvenen
assured
[əˈʃʊəd]A. ADJ
B. N the assured (esp Brit) (Fin) (sing) → el asegurado/la asegurada; (pl) → los asegurados/las aseguradas
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
assured
[əˈʃʊərd] adjCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
assured
n (Brit) → Versicherte(r) mf
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
assured
[əˈʃʊəd] adj (confident) → sicuro/a; (certain, promotion) → assicurato/asuccess was assured → il successo era garantito or assicurato
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
assure
(əˈʃuə) verb1. to tell positively. I assured him (that) the house was empty.
2. to make (someone) sure. You may be assured that we shall do all we can to help.
asˈsurance noun1. confidence. an air of assurance.
2. a promise. He gave me his assurance that he would help.
3. insurance. life assurance.
asˈsured adjective certain and confident. an assured young woman.
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