secure+(verb)

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• secure — ► ADJECTIVE 1) certain to remain safe and unthreatened. 2) fixed or fastened so as not to give way, become loose, or be lost. 3) feeling free from fear or anxiety. 4) protected against attack, burglary, etc. 5) (of a place of detention) having… …   English terms dictionary

• secure — [[t]sɪkjʊ͟ə(r)[/t]] ♦♦ secures, securing, secured 1) VERB If you secure something that you want or need, you obtain it, often after a lot of effort. [FORMAL] [V n] Federal leaders continued their efforts to secure a ceasefire... [V n n] Graham s… …   English dictionary

• secure — I. adjective (securer; est) Etymology: Latin securus safe, secure, from se without + cura care more at suicide Date: circa 1533 1. a. archaic unwisely free from fear or distrust ; overconfident b. easy in mind …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• secure — ▪ I. secure se‧cure 1 [sɪˈkjʊə ǁ ˈkjʊr] verb [transitive] 1. to get something you need after a lot of effort: • The airline has secured financing of $150 million from private sponsors. 2. FINANCE to promise a lender that they can take certain… …   Financial and business terms

• secure — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb 1 fix/lock sth firmly ADVERB ▪ firmly, properly, tightly PREPOSITION ▪ to ▪ The crates had not been firmly secured to the truck …   Collocations dictionary

• secure — /səˈkjuə / (say suh kyoohuh), /səˈkjɔ/ (say suh kyaw) adjective 1. free from or not exposed to danger; safe. 2. not liable to fall, yield, become displaced, etc., as a support or a fastening. 3. affording safety, as a place. 4. in safe custody or …  

• secure — se|cure1 [ sı kjur ] verb transitive FORMAL *** 1. ) to get or achieve something important: He secured widespread support among the party s senior members. secure someone s release (=make it possible for someone such as a prisoner to have their… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• secure — I UK [sɪˈkjʊə(r)] / US [sɪˈkjʊr] verb [transitive] Word forms secure : present tense I/you/we/they secure he/she/it secures present participle securing past tense secured past participle secured formal *** 1) to get or achieve something important …   English dictionary

• secure — 1 verb (T) 1 to get or achieve something that will be permanent, especially after a lot of effort: UN negotiators are still trying to secure the release of the hostages. | a deal to secure the company s future 2 to make something safe from being… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• secure*/ — [sɪˈkjʊə] verb [T] formal I 1) to get or achieve something important The team secured their second victory of the season.[/ex] 2) to make an area or building safe We have done our best to secure the embassy against terrorist attacks.[/ex] 3) to… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• secure — 1. adjective 1) check to ensure that all bolts are secure Syn: fastened, fixed, secured, done up; closed, shut, locked Ant: loose 2) an environment in which children can feel secure Syn …   Thesaurus of popular words