assure

assure
transitive verb
1) versichern (+ Dat.)

assure somebody of something — jemanden einer Sache (Gen.) versichern (geh.)

assure somebody/oneself — jemanden/sich überzeugen

3) (make certain or safe) gewährleisten
4) (Brit.): (insure) versichern
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[ə'ʃuə]
verb
1) (to tell positively: I assured him (that) the house was empty.) versichern
2) (to make (someone) sure: You may be assured that we shall do all we can to help.) versichern
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as·sure
[əˈʃʊəʳ, AM -ˈʃʊr]
vt
1. (confirm certainty)
to \assure sb [that] ... jdm zusichern, dass ...
to \assure sb of sth jdm etw zusichern
2. (promise)
to \assure sb of sth jdm etw zusichern
assuring you of our best possible service at all times für die bestmögliche Ausführung unserer Dienstleistungen stehen wir jederzeit ein
3. (ensure)
to \assure sth etw sicherstellen
to \assure sb's safety jds Sicherheit gewährleisten
to \assure the survival of sth das Überleben einer S. gen sichern
to \assure oneself of sth sich dat etw sichern
4. BRIT (form: insure)
to \assure one's life eine Lebensversicherung abschließen
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[ə'ʃʊə(r)]
vt
1) (= say with confidence) versichern (+dat); (= promise) zusichern (+dat)

to assure sb of sth (of love, willingness etc) — jdn einer Sache (gen) versichern; (of service, support, help) jdm etw zusichern

to assure sb that ... — jdm versichern/zusichern, dass ...

... I assure you — ... versichere ich Ihnen

2) (= make certain of) success, happiness, future sichern

he is assured of a warm welcome wherever he goes — er kann sich überall eines herzlichen Empfanges sicher sein

3) (Brit: insure) life versichern

she assured her life for £100,000 — sie schloss eine Lebensversicherung über £ 100.000 ab

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assure [əˈʃʊə(r)] v/t
1. jemandem versichern (that dass):
assure sb of sth jemanden einer Sache versichern, jemandem etwas zusichern
2. (o.s. sich) überzeugen (of von; that dass)
3. sichern (from, against gegen), sicherstellen, bürgen für, garantieren:
this assures the success of your work;
assure sb sth jemandem etwas sichern
4. jemandem Sicherheit verleihen, jemandem Zuversicht einflößen, jemanden beruhigen
5. besonders Br jemandes Leben versichern:
assure one’s life with eine Lebensversicherung abschließen bei
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transitive verb
1) versichern (+ Dat.)

assure somebody of something — jemanden einer Sache (Gen.) versichern (geh.)

2) (convince)

assure somebody/oneself — jemanden/sich überzeugen

3) (make certain or safe) gewährleisten
4) (Brit.): (insure) versichern
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v.
beteuern v.
sichern v.
sicherstellen v.
versichern v.

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