Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to assure
Participle: assured
Gerund: assuring
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | assure |
| you | assure |
| he;she;it | assures |
| we | assure |
| you | assure |
| they | assure |
Perfect
| I | have assured |
| you | have assured |
| he;she;it | has assured |
| we | have assured |
| you | have assured |
| they | have assured |
Past
| I | assured |
| you | assured |
| he;she;it | assured |
| we | assured |
| you | assured |
| they | assured |
Pluperfect
| I | had assured |
| you | had assured |
| he;she;it | had assured |
| we | had assured |
| you | had assured |
| they | had assured |
Future
| I | will assure |
| you | will assure |
| he;she;it | will assure |
| we | will assure |
| you | will assure |
| they | will assure |
Future Perfect
| I | will have assured |
| you | will have assured |
| he;she;it | will have assured |
| we | will have assured |
| you | will have assured |
| they | will have assured |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | assure |
| you | assure |
| he;she;it | assure |
| we | assure |
| you | assure |
| they | assure |
Perfect
| I | have assured |
| you | have assured |
| he;she;it | have assured |
| we | have assured |
| you | have assured |
| they | have assured |
Imperfect
| I | assured |
| you | assured |
| he;she;it | assured |
| we | assured |
| you | assured |
| they | assured |
Pluperfect
| I | had assured |
| you | had assured |
| he;she;it | had assured |
| we | had assured |
| you | had assured |
| they | had assured |
Conditional
Present
| I | would assure |
| you | would assure |
| he;she;it | would assure |
| we | would assure |
| you | would assure |
| they | would assure |
Perfect
| I | would have assured |
| you | would have assured |
| he;she;it | would have assured |
| we | would have assured |
| you | would have assured |
| they | would have assured |
Imperative
| you | assure |
| we | Let's assure |
| you | assure |
Verbs conjugated like 'assure'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'assure'
asshure,
assume,
abjure,
absume,
adjure,
adure,
allure,
aspire,
assart,
assecure,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- affirm
- attest, pledge, guarantee, promise, aver, swear, certify
- hearten
- reassure, encourage, inspire, enthuse
- convince
- persuade, induce, satisfy, prove, secure
Antonyms
- affirm
- contradict, deny, dispute, oppose
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. c.1375, from O.Fr.
aseurer "to make sure," from V.L.
*assecurar, from L.
ad- "to" +
securus "safe, secure" (see secure).
2. From Old French asseurer (Modern French assurer), from Latin ad- + securus (“secure”). Cognate with Spanish asegurar. Doublet of assecure. See: Old French '
asseurer', Spanish '
asegurar'.
Verbs referencing "assure"
Spanish
asegurar.
Sample Sentences
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I assured him that I would consider our interview perfectly confidential; and rejoined the Doctor. As we were passing through a gallery on our way out, a well-dressed lady, of quiet and composed manners, [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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A smothered groan of indignation ran through the whole circle, and Mrs. Shelby spoke from the verandah,—“Mr. Haley, I assure you that precaution is entirely unnecessary. ”
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] at last he stopped, and faced about. There was his brother, with the mud upon him glazing in the sun, yet staring out of the very same hole, perfectly amazed at his proceedings ! He was no sooner assured of this; and he assured himself so carefully that one may almost say he shaded his eyes with his hand to see the better; than he came back at a round trot, pounced upon him, and summarily [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] about. There was his brother, with the mud upon him glazing in the sun, yet staring out of the very same hole, perfectly amazed at his proceedings ! He was no sooner assured of this; and he assured himself so carefully that one may almost say he shaded his eyes with his hand to see the better; than he came back at a round trot, pounced upon him, and summarily took off a piece of his tail; as a [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] the street wherever he found him; ’ in the feasibility of which strong measure I, being for the moment rather prone to contradiction, from feeling half asleep and very tired, declined to acquiesce: assuring him that if the uncle did resort to it, or gratified any other little whim of the like nature, he would find himself one morning prematurely throttled at the Old Bailey: and that he would do well to [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] or contented afterwards; and many instances have been known in which they have confessed their grievous disappointment, and their earnest desire to return to their old service if they could but be assured of pardon, or lenient treatment. Many of their comrades, notwithstanding, do the like, from time to time; and instances of loss of life in the effort to cross the river with this object, are far [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] escaped from Legree's plantation,—a place that he could not remember or speak of with patience,—and, with the courageous disregard of consequences which is characteristic of his age and state, he assured her that he would do all in his power to protect and bring them through.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)