Assurance Meaning
/əˈʃɔːɹəns/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe act of assuring; a declaration intended to inspire full confidence; something designed to give confidence to someone.
nounThe state of being assured; total confidence or trust; a lack of doubt; certainty; guarantee.
Sentence Examples
She had something of the assurance of a famous actress.
She answered all the questions with assurance.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The company gave customers ____ that their data would remain private and secure at all times.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He gave me his full ____ that the task would be finished tonight.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English assuraunce, from Old French asseürance, from asseürer; as if assure + -ance.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead."
— 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Acts 17:31:
"Assurances of support came pouring in daily."
— 1849–1861, Thomas Babington Macaulay, chapter IX, in The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volume (please specify |volume=I to V), London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, →OCLC:
"Madam, it has been represented to me that you are appalled by my exalted rank. I desire to convey to you officially my assurance, that if your hesitation is attributable to that circumstance, it is uncalled for."
— 1879, W[illiam] S[chwenck] Gilbert, Arthur Sullivan, composer, H.M.S. Pinafore; […], San Francisco: Bacon & Company, […], →OCLC:
"Let us draw with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience."
— 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Hebrews 10:22:
"The storm took countless lives and forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee from their communities with no assurance of returning soon."
— 2005 September 10, George W. Bush, Presidential Radio Address:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The company gave customers ____ that their data would remain private and secure at all times.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He gave me his full ____ that the task would be finished tonight.