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assured

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as·sured  (-shrd)
adj.
1. Made certain; guaranteed: an assured income.
2. Exhibiting confidence or authority: paints with an assured hand.
3. Chiefly British Insured.
n. pl. assured or as·sureds
See insured.

as·sured·ly (-d-l) adv.
as·sured·ness n.

assured [əˈʃʊəd]
adj
1. made certain; sure; guaranteed
2. self-assured
3. (Business / Insurance) Chiefly Brit insured, esp by a life assurance policy
n
(Business / Insurance) Chiefly Brit
a.  the beneficiary under a life assurance policy
b.  the person whose life is insured
assuredly  [əˈʃʊərɪdlɪ] adv
assuredness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.assured - marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence; "she paints with an assured hand"
confident - having or marked by confidence or assurance; "a confident speaker"; "a confident reply"; "his manner is more confident these days"; "confident of fulfillment"
2.assured - characterized by certainty or security; "a tiny but assured income"; "we can never have completely assured lives"
secure - free from danger or risk; "secure from harm"; "his fortune was secure"; "made a secure place for himself in his field"

assured
adjective
1. confident, certain, positive, bold, poised, assertive, complacent, fearless, audacious, pushy (informal), brazen, self-confident, self-assured, self-possessed, overconfident, dauntless, sure of yourself He was much more assured than in recent appearances.
confident retiring, timid, self-conscious, hesitant, self-effacing, diffident, bashful
Translations
assured [əˈʃʊəd]
A. ADJ
1. (= self-assured) → confiado, sereno
2. (= certain) → seguro
you have an assured futuretienes un porvenir seguro
B. N the assured (esp Brit) (Fin) (sing) → el asegurado/la asegurada; (pl) → los asegurados/las aseguradas
assured [əˈʃʊərd] adj
(= guaranteed) → assuré(e)
victory is assured → la victoire est assurée
(= confident) → assuré(e)
rest assured that ... → soyez assuré(e) que ...
assured
n (Brit) → Versicherte(r) mf
adjsicher; income, future alsogesichert; (= self-confident)sicher; to rest assured that …sicher sein, dass …; to rest assured of somethingeiner Sache (gen)sicher sein
assured [əˈʃʊəd] adj (confident) → sicuro/a; (certain, promotion) → assicurato/a
success was assured → il successo era garantito or assicurato
assured [əˈʃʊəd] adj (confident) → sicuro/a; (certain, promotion) → assicurato/a
success was assured → il successo era garantito or assicurato


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