secure

Definition

  • verb: to make (something) safe by guarding or protecting it
  • verb: to relieve from exposure to danger
  • adjective: protected from danger or harm
  • adjective: unwisely free from fear or distrust
  • synonyms: overconfident, accept, acquire

Examples

  • I was 'secure in the belief/knowledge' that I had done all I could. [=I felt confident because I believed/knew that I had done all I could]

  • They are 'financially secure'. [=they have enough money to live on; they do not have to worry about money]

  • You can access your bank account online using a 'secure' [='secret'] password.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Now to my word It is 'Adieu, adieu, remember me'. I have sworn it - My lord, my lord! - Lord Hamlet! - Heaven secure him - So be it - How is it, my noble lord? - What news, my lord? - Oh wonderful - Good my lord, tell it (..)
    2015 Hamlet