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Definition assure in British English
assure
verb
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[transitive]
verb
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
/əˈʃɔː(r)/
1
to tell someone that something will definitely happen or is definitely true, especially in order to remove doubt about it
Example
There's not much more I can say to assure you.
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Example
We all worked hard to assure the mayor's re-election.
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