secure

CEFRB1

/sɪˈkjʊə(ɹ)/

adjective · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Safe from danger, loss, or attack.

  2. 02

    verb

    To make something safe or obtain it successfully.

Examples

  • The government has been working to secure the release of the hostages.

  • You are secure from danger here.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Free from the danger of theft; safe.

  2. Free from attack or danger; protected.

  3. Free from the risk of eavesdropping, interception or discovery; secret.

More examples

In context

  • Just when victory seemed secure, they let it slip from their grasp.

  • to secure a creditor against loss; to secure a debt by a mortgage

  • Our victory is secure.

Antonyms

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Origin

adjective

Borrowed from Latin sēcūrus (“of persons, free from care, quiet, easy; in a bad sense, careless, reckless; of things, tranquil, also free from danger, safe, secure”), from sē- (“without”) + cūra (“care”); see cure. Doublet of sure and the now obsolete or dialectal sicker (“certain, safe”).