assured
part of speech
adjective (assured; more assured); verb (past form of assure: assure, assures, assured, assuring)
meaning for a pupil
1) Assured means sure and confident in yourself: «She gave an assured speech.» tree →
2) Assured means certain to happen: «Our win is assured.» tree →
3) (verb) If you assured someone, you told them firmly that something is true so they would not worry. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It means made sure or fixed as belonging to someone; the field is made certain to the one who redeems it. In Jeremiah, "assured peace" means lasting, safe peace, which the false prophets promised. Interpretation: The law is about a field given to the sanctuary. The owner may buy it back by adding a fifth, so that the field is secured to him again. Jeremiah's words are read as showing that the false prophets promised peace that God had not given. In the primary lessons: In stories it shows a character's confidence or that a result is certain. In formal language, «rest assured» means «don't worry, it is certain». Phrases: «rest assured», «assured of», «self-assured».
examples
- And if he that sanctified the field will indeed redeem it, then he shall add the fifth part of the money of thy valuation unto it, and it shall be assured to him. (Torah LEV.27.19, JPS 1917) tree →
- Then said I: 'Ah, Lord GOD! behold, the prophets say unto them: Ye shall not see the sword, neither shall ye have famine; but I will give you assured peace in this place.' (Prophets JER.14.13, JPS 1917) tree →
- The coach assured us that the game would go ahead. tree →
- Rest assured, your dog is safe with us. tree →
- She sounded calm and assured on stage. tree →
- With ten points ahead, their place in the final is assured. tree →
- The nurse assured me it would not hurt much. tree →
- He is a very self-assured boy. tree →
- Gangazara assured them of safety, and stopped them. tree →
note
Compare assure (to tell someone so they stop worrying), ensure (to make sure something happens) and insure (to protect with insurance). Assure takes a person: «I assured her.»
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «assured» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.