Secure can be categorized as an adjective and a verb.
Adjective |
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| secure - free from danger or risk; "secure from harm"; "his fortune was secure"; "made a secure place for himself in his field" | ||
| secure - not likely to fail or give way; "the lock was secure"; "a secure foundation"; "a secure hold on her wrist" | ||
| secure - free from fear or doubt; easy in mind; "he was secure that nothing will be held against him" | ||
| secure - financially sound; "a good investment"; "a secure investment" | ||
| secure - immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with; "an impregnable fortress"; "fortifications that made the frontier inviolable"; "a secure telephone connection" | ||
Verb |
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| secure - assure payment of | ||
| secure - cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man" | ||
| secure - get by special effort; "He procured extra cigarettes even though they were rationed" | ||
| secure - fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug; "plug the hole"; "stop up the leak" | ||
| secure - make certain of; "This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement for us"; "Preparation will guarantee success!" | ||
| secure - furnish with battens; "batten ships" |
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| 1. | adj. | Secure from harm. | |
| 2. | adj. | His fortune was secure. | |
| 3. | adj. | Made a secure place for himself in his field. | |
| 4. | adj. | The lock was secure. | |
| 5. | adj. | A secure foundation. | |
| 6. | adj. | A secure hold on her wrist. | |
| 7. | adj. | He was secure that nothing will be held against him. | |
| 8. | adj. | A secure investment. | |
| 9. | adj. | A secure telephone connection. | |
| 10. | adj. | I do not feel secure at all to see my SS in so many databases at Enron, especially when some databases are from third-parties (out-sourcing). | |
| 11. | adj. | The connection, however, lies in an order issued last year by President Hu Jintao to seek secure oil supplies abroad - preferably ones which could not be stopped by America in case of conflict over Taiwan. | |
| 12. | adj. | Because of the trauma that his homosexual relation with Brian Epstein had left him, he made lyrics such as: "You can wear a collar and a tie, one thing you can't hide is when you're crippled inside" and gave declarations to the "Rolling Stone" magazine saying that "sometimes he wore Texan boots to feel more secure as a man". | |
| 13. | adj. | Stephanie's knowledge of the market and properties in our price range, made us feel secure in our decision to buy when we did. | |
| 14. | adj. | You are secure from danger here. | |
| 15. | adj. | Our victory is secure. | |
| 16. | verb | The meeting was pushed together by the CIA and the US Defence Department who were desperately anxious to secure a peaceful election in Afghanistan and the non-interference of alleged Pakistani backed Taliban. | |
| 17. | verb | This financing activity was primarily started to help ENA secure long term well head and pipeline natural gas supplies to supplement the gas trading desk activities. | |
| 18. | verb | Robinson said the emergency order allowed the ISO to secure refunds should overcharges for electricity be proven to federal officials. | |
| 19. | verb | China's wider aggression to secure oil and gas was the greatest threat to its international standing in the next decade. | |
| 20. | verb | This right to love and form a family is so fundamental that our United States Constitution takes it for granted in its dedication to "secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity.”. | |
| 21. | verb | $5.5b - Estimated cost to secure fully US ports over the Next decade. | |
| 22. | verb | Can you secure me two good seats for the concert? | |
| 23. | verb | All you have to do to secure a seat is to wait in line. | |
| 24. | verb | He has managed to secure several accounts. | |
| 25. | verb | They strengthened the embankments to secure the village against floods. | |
| 26. | verb | Please secure your seat belt during takeoff and landing. | |
| 27. | verb | It is necessary to secure financing for local road maintenance. | |
| 28. | verb | We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America. | |
| 29. | verb | As of 1950, the European Coal and Steel Community begins to unite European countries economically and politically in order to secure lasting peace. | |
| 30. | verb | In law, a lien is a form of security interest granted over an item of property to secure the payment of a debt or performance of some other obligation. |
| Sentence | |
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| adj. | |
| Secure from harm. |
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| His fortune was secure. |
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| Made a secure place for himself in his field. |
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| The lock was secure. |
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| A secure foundation. |
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| A secure hold on her wrist. |
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| He was secure that nothing will be held against him. |
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| A secure investment. |
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| A secure telephone connection. |
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| I do not feel secure at all to see my SS in so many databases at Enron, especially when some databases are from third-parties (out-sourcing). |
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| The connection, however, lies in an order issued last year by President Hu Jintao to seek secure oil supplies abroad - preferably ones which could not be stopped by America in case of conflict over Taiwan. |
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| Because of the trauma that his homosexual relation with Brian Epstein had left him, he made lyrics such as: "You can wear a collar and a tie, one thing you can't hide is when you're crippled inside" and gave declarations to the "Rolling Stone" magazine saying that "sometimes he wore Texan boots to feel more secure as a man". |
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| Stephanie's knowledge of the market and properties in our price range, made us feel secure in our decision to buy when we did. |
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| You are secure from danger here. | |
| Our victory is secure. | |
| verb | |
| The meeting was pushed together by the CIA and the US Defence Department who were desperately anxious to secure a peaceful election in Afghanistan and the non-interference of alleged Pakistani backed Taliban. |
|
| This financing activity was primarily started to help ENA secure long term well head and pipeline natural gas supplies to supplement the gas trading desk activities. |
|
| Robinson said the emergency order allowed the ISO to secure refunds should overcharges for electricity be proven to federal officials. |
|
| China's wider aggression to secure oil and gas was the greatest threat to its international standing in the next decade. |
|
| This right to love and form a family is so fundamental that our United States Constitution takes it for granted in its dedication to "secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity.”. |
|
| $5.5b - Estimated cost to secure fully US ports over the Next decade. |
|
| Can you secure me two good seats for the concert? | |
| All you have to do to secure a seat is to wait in line. | |
| He has managed to secure several accounts. | |
| They strengthened the embankments to secure the village against floods. | |
| Please secure your seat belt during takeoff and landing. | |
| It is necessary to secure financing for local road maintenance. | |
| We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America. | |
| As of 1950, the European Coal and Steel Community begins to unite European countries economically and politically in order to secure lasting peace. | |
| In law, a lien is a form of security interest granted over an item of property to secure the payment of a debt or performance of some other obligation. | |