assured
English edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈʃʊəd/, /əˈʃɔːd/
- (General American) IPA(key): /əˈʃʊɹd/, /əˈʃɝd/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ʊə(ɹ)d, -ɔː(ɹ)d, -ɜː(ɹ)d
Verb edit
assured
- simple past and past participle of assure
Adjective edit
assured (comparative more assured, superlative most assured)
- Guaranteed; secure.
- Self-confident; self-assured; sure.
- 2011 December 15, Marc Higginson, “Shamrock Rovers 0 - 4 Tottenham”, in BBC Sport[1]:
- Youngster Townsend caught the eye on the wing, with his fantastic goal capping a classy performance, while Danny Rose continued his rapid development with an assured display at full-back.
- (obsolete) Reliable, confirmed.
- c. 1587–1588, [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire, London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act II, scene iii:
- What thinkſt thou man, ſhal come of our attempts?
For euen as from aſſured oracle,
I take thy doome for ſatiſfaction.
Synonyms edit
- (guaranteed): sicker
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
guaranteed — see guaranteed
confident — see confident
Noun edit
assured (plural assureds)