assicurare

assure

verb ahs-see-koo-RAH-reh Less Common

Origin: from Latin securus 'safe'

Also means

insure

Usage Note

Assicurare carries both senses of English assure and insure: ti assicuro che... ('I assure you that...') and assicurare la macchina ('to insure the car'). The reflexive assicurarsi means to make sure of something.

Examples

"Ti assicuro che è vero."

Natural Translation

I assure you it's true.

Literal Translation

You I-assure that it-is true.

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