securely

se·cure  (s-kyr)

adj. se·cur·er, se·cur·est

1. Free from danger or attack: a secure fortress.

2. Free from risk of loss; safe: Her papers were secure in the vault.

3. Free from the risk of being intercepted or listened to by unauthorized persons: Only one telephone line in the embassy was secure.

4. Free from fear, anxiety, or doubt.

5.

a. Not likely to fail or give way; stable: a secure stepladder.

b. Firmly fastened: a secure lock.

6. Reliable; dependable: secure investments.

7. Assured; certain: With three goals in the first period they had a secure victory, but somehow they lost.

8. Archaic Careless or overconfident.

tr.v. se·cured, se·cur·ing, se·cures

1. To guard from danger or risk of loss: The troops secured the area before the civilians were allowed to return.

2. To make firm or tight; fasten. See Synonyms at fasten.

3. To make certain; ensure: The speaker could not secure the goodwill of the audience.

4.

a. To guarantee payment of (a loan, for example).

b. To guarantee payment to (a creditor).

5. To get possession of; acquire: secured a job.

6. To capture or confine: They secured the suspect in the squad car.

7. To bring about; effect: secured release of the hostages.

8. To protect or ensure the privacy or secrecy of (a telephone line, for example).

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[Latin scrus : s-, without; see s(w)e- in Indo-European roots + cra, care; see cure.]

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se·cura·ble adj.

se·curely adv.

se·curement n.

se·cureness n.

se·curer n.

Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	securely - in a secure manner; in a manner free from danger; "she held the child securely" firmly
	2.	securely - in a confident and unselfconscious manner; "he acts very securely in front of the camera" insecurely - in a tentative and self-conscious manner; "she always acts very insecurely in the presence of her father"
	3.	securely - in a manner free from fear or risk; "the outcome of expansion in the sixties and seventies will be an academic hierarchy securely supported by scholastic selection" insecurely - in a manner involving risk; "our positions here at the university are rather insecurely supported by grant money"
	4.	securely - in an invulnerable manner; "the agreed line was to involve at several points the withdrawal of French troops from positions which they had quite securely held"

Translations

securely [sɪˈkjʊəlɪ] ADV

1. (= firmly) [fasten, lock, fix, tie] → bien
it is securely fastened → está bien abrochado

2. (= safely) → firmemente
he remains securely in power → permanece firmemente afincado en el poder
securely established → firmemente establecido

securely [sɪˈkjʊə^rli] adv

(= firmly) [fix, fasten, tie] → solidement

(= safely) → fermement
secure unit n (for dangerous prisoners, patients) → quartier m de haute sécurité
securities dealer n → courtier m en Bourse
securities firm n → société f de Bourse

securely

adv (= firmly) → fest; (= safely) → sicher; the prisoner was kept securely in his cell → der Gefangene wurde streng gesichert in seiner Zelle gehalten; securely established → fest etabliert

securely [sɪˈkjʊəlɪ] adv (firmly) → saldamente, bene; (safely) → in modo sicuro

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securely [sɪˈkjʊəlɪ] adv (firmly) → saldamente, bene; (safely) → in modo sicuro