assured

Definition

  • adjective: sure or certain to happen
  • adjective: characterized by certainty or security
  • used in the phrase 'rest assured'
  • synonyms: insured, safe, certain

Examples

  • His boss 'assured' him that he had her continued support. = His boss 'assured' him of her continued support. = “You have my continued support,” his boss 'assured' him.

  • You can 'rest assured' [=you can be sure] that these mistakes won't happen again. = 'Rest assured', these mistakes won't happen again.

  • They are not 'assured of' being paid. [=it is not certain that they will be paid]

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) and you'll find in a month, I don't care about the scar. Is it, uh...is it why we opened you up? Rest assured, we didn't harvest your organ or anything and we merely slipped a little package in your lower stomach. It's a...it's a new drug the kids in Europe is gonna love, believe me. - What's that? (..)
    2014 Lucy