Assured
[ə'ʃʊəd] or [ə'ʃʊrd]
Definition
(adj.) marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence; 'she paints with an assured hand' .
(adj.) characterized by certainty or security; 'a tiny but assured income'; 'we can never have completely assured lives' .
Editor: Rosalie--From WordNet
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Assure
(a.) Made sure; safe; insured; certain; indubitable; not doubting; bold to excess.
(n.) One whose life or property is insured.
Editor: Xenia
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Certain, indubitable, unquestionable.[2]. Confident, sure, secure, sanguine.[3]. (Law.) Insured.
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Examples
- It was a hard one, but you shall be assured, indeed, that I have learned it. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Be assured, that for my own sake, as well as your's, I will not rashly encounter danger. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- With the opening of this line the success of the railroad as a practical means of conveyance became assured. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Margaret might be assured he would take every precaution against being tracked by Leonards. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- I had assured myself that the man was sober as well as civil before I let her enter the vehicle. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- I am returned to Mansfield in a less assured state than when I left it. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- Elinor, rejoiced to be assured of his being in London, now ventured to say, Depend upon it, he will call again tomorrow. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- For he assured me, that if the secret should be discovered by my countrymen the Dutch, they would cut my throat in the voyage. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- In the illustration of the building I have not placed the proper number of studding, but the reader can rest assured that once in 16 inches is not too often. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- I assured them that I was a very good traveller. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- The bustle in the vestibule, as she passed along an inner lobby, assured her that they were already in the house. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- She was particularly delighted when Clennam assured her that there were hospitals, and very kindly conducted hospitals, in Rome. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- There could be no question of her not paying when she lost, since Trenor had assured her that she was certain not to lose. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Pray be assured of it. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- He assured me that he now proposed to accompany me, if I still would permit him, to Astley's. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- She was always quick and assured: Isabella slow and diffident. Jane Austen. Emma.
- She was assured to the contrary, again kissed, restored to me, and I carried her away; but, alas! Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- The coachman in vain assured her it was perfectly safe. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- She first assured him of her boundless confidence; of this he must be conscious, since but for that she would not seek to detain him. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- My familiarity with Marian's journal sufficiently assured me that the elderly lady was Madame Fosco. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- I assured her we were alone. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- He was seldom at the palace; never, but when he was assured that his public duties would prevent his remaining alone with Perdita. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Methought this was but a poor expedient; but I assured him of my obedience and zeal. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Emanuel actually laughed in his face, and with the ruthless triumph of the assured conqueror, he drew his ward nearer to him. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- When they assured her that they meant the child no harm she permitted them to come close, but would not allow them to touch her charge. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- I assured her that its profundity was quite unfathomable, and expressed my belief that nothing like it had ever been known. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- The feeling of perfect health which I enjoyed, assured me that I was free from contagion. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- But as her glance assured her that they were still beyond ear-shot a sense of pleasure replaced her apprehension. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- His circumstances, he assured me, and I had no difficulty in believing it, were exceedingly bad. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- He felt assured, after he had for awhile humoured her self-will, that in the end friendship and reason would gain the day. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
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