assure
Translation
to assure, to guarantee, to reassure
Examples
I assure you that everything will be fine.
I assure you that everything will be fine.
She assured him of her full support.
She assured him of her full support.
He assured himself that the door was locked.
He assured himself that the door was locked.
Grammar Patterns
((sb.)) ((that...)) to tell someone confidently that something is true. I assure you that everything will be fine.
((sb.)) ((of sth.)) to make someone certain of something. She assured him of her full support.
((oneself)) ((that...)) to make sure of something. He assured himself that the door was locked.
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Etymology
From Latin 'ad-' (to) + 'securus' (safe, secure). Literally 'to make secure'.
Memory Tips
Think of it as 'making someone sure' of something. 'I assure you' means 'I make you sure'.