seguro

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish seguro.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: se‧gu‧ro

Adverb

seguro

1. maybe

Adjective

seguro

1. sure

Verb

seguro

1. to make sure; to verify; to recheck; to use extra care or caution
2. to secure; to make oneself secure of

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Galician

Etymology

From Old Portuguese seguro, from Latin sēcūrus (“careless”).

Adjective

seguro m (feminine singular segura, masculine plural seguros, feminine plural seguras)

1. secure, safe (free from danger)

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese seguro, from Latin sēcūrus (“careless”).

Cognate with Galician and Spanish seguro, Catalan and Occitan segur, French sûr, Italian sicuro and English sicker.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /se.ˈɡu.ɾu/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨ.ˈɣu.ɾu/
• Hyphenation: se‧gu‧ro

Adjective

seguro m (feminine singular segura, masculine plural seguros, feminine plural seguras, comparable)

1. safe; secure (free from danger)

   Não te preocupes, voar é seguro.

   Don’t worry, flying is safe.

   Essa ponte não me parece muito segura.

   This bridge doesn’t look very safe.

2. sure; certain (without doubt)

   Não estou seguro de que ganharemos.

   I am not sure we will win.

   Synonym: certo

3. self-confident; selfsecure (confident in one’s abilities)

   Mesmo estando seguro, não consegui.

   Even though I was self-confident, I didn’t succeed.

   Synonym: confiante

Noun

seguro m (plural seguros)

1. (finance) insurance (indemnity against a future occurrence of an uncertain event)

   Comprei um seguro contra incêndios. ― I bought fire insurance.

Adverb

seguro (comparative mais seguro superlative o mais seguro)

1. safe; safely (in a manner free from danger)

   Viaje seguro, use o cinto. ― Drive safe, use the seatbelt.

   Synonym: seguramente

Verb

seguro

1. first-person singular (eu) present indicative of segurar

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Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish seguro, from Latin secūrus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seˈɡuɾo/, [seˈɣuɾo]

Adjective

seguro (feminine singular segura, masculine plural seguros, feminine plural seguras) (superlative segurísimo)

1. secure, safe (free from danger)
2. certain, sure (of being correct)

   ¿Estás seguro? ― Are you sure?

   Sí, estoy seguro. ― Yes, I'm sure.

   ¿Estás seguro de que escuchó lo que dijiste? ― Are you sure he/she listened to what you said?

3. secure, firm, stable (not likely to fall)
4. self-confident

Synonyms

• (safe): a salvo
• (right): correcto, certero
• (self-confident): confiado, seguro de sí mismo

Antonyms

• inseguro

Noun

seguro m (plural seguros)

1. insurance (indemnity against a future occurrence)

Derived terms

• a buen seguro
• asegurar
• seguramente
• segurar
• seguranza
• seguro social

Related terms

• seguridad

Further reading

• “seguro” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

Anagrams

• grueso, güeros, ruegos, suegro

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Venetian

Alternative forms

• siguro

Etymology

From Latin securus. Compare Italian sicuro

Adjective

seguro m (feminine singular segura, masculine plural seguri, feminine plural segure)

1. safe, secure
2. certain

Descendants

• → Greek: σίγουρος (sígouros)
  • → Romanian: sigur