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assured
[ uh-shoord, uh-shurd ]
adjective
an assured income.
His art was both assured and facile.
- boldly presumptuous.
- Chiefly British. insured, as against loss.
noun
- Insurance.
- the beneficiary under a policy.
- the person whose life or property is covered by a policy.
assured
/ əˈʃʊəd; əˈʃʊərɪdlɪ /
adjective
- made certain; sure; guaranteed
- self-assured
- insured, esp by a life assurance policy
noun
- the beneficiary under a life assurance policy
- the person whose life is insured
Derived Forms
- assuredly, adverb
- asˈsuredness, noun
Other Words From
- as·sur·ed·ly [uh, -, shoor, -id-lee, uh, -, shur, -], adverb
- as·sur·ed·ness noun
- o·ver·as·sured adjective
- o·ver·as·sur·ed·ness noun
- un·as·sured adjective
- un·as·sur·ed·ness noun
- well-as·sured adjective
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
Plus, you can rest assured knowing this one is durable and safe as it’s made of heavy- duty steel with stainless steel springs and an impact-resistant mat that resists tearing.
While not a social media replacement per se, Jumbo can help you rest assured that those among your network who can’t quit Twitter are able to continue to use it safely.
However, please rest assured that we prohibit any content that promotes terrorism or racial hatred, and we've already removed any users that have been confirmed as participants in the attack of the US Capitol.
The paintings appear almost photographic from a distance, but close inspection reveals they’re rendered with assured spontaneity.
Many players, however, give up their collegiate eligibility only when they feel assured that they’ll be one of 60 players chosen in the draft.
They assured him that should this happen, many problems would be resolved.
Wherever he travels, Václav Klaus can be assured a welcome reception from likeminded free marketers.
He asked the first local he could find if he had arrived on an island, and was assured that he had, but that it was infinite.
She assured me—and also her family at the same time—that he would never abandon them.
She assured me he was a decent human being and the love of her life.
A Yankee, whose face had been mauled in a pot-house brawl, assured General Jackson that he had received his scars in battle.
I could have sworn I heard a cry, and one of my men spoke in a tone that assured me my imagination had not been playing a trick.
I assured him I was well refreshed with his good entertainment and company, and as much in my senses as ever I was in my life.
My coup-d'œil assured me that it was practicable to give to this feature the character of a projecting under-jaw.
"He wouldn't be likely to notice you if you crept along the bottom of a furrow," Mr. Blackbird assured Grandfather Mole.
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