verzekeren — meaning in English
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English meaning
- asseverate verb To assert earnestly, seriously, and confidently
- assure verb To tell someone something confidently in order to remove their doubt or worry.
- ensure verb To make certain that something happens or is true.
- indemnify verb To secure against loss or damage; to insure.
- insure verb To provide for compensation if some specified risk occurs. Often agreed by policy (contract) to offer financial compensation in case of an accident, theft or other undesirable event.
Senses
verzekeren is used for these senses in English:
- asseverate (transitive) To assert earnestly, seriously, and confidently
- assure (transitive) To make sure and secure; ensure.
- assure (transitive, followed by that or of) To give (someone) confidence in the trustworthiness of (something).
- ensure (intransitive) To make sure or certain of something (usually some future event or condition). [from 18th c.]
- indemnify To secure against loss or damage; to insure.
- insure (transitive) To provide for compensation if some specified risk occurs. Often agreed by policy (contract) to offer financial compensation in case of an accident, theft or other undesirable event.
- insure (intransitive) To deal in such contracts; subscribe to a policy of insurance
assure — full definition
- verb To tell someone something confidently in order to remove their doubt or worry.
- verb To make something certain to happen; to guarantee it.