Meaning of secure | Babel Free

Definitions

1. secure; safe (free from danger)
2. Free from attack or danger; protected.
3. certain; sure; positive; definite (of being correct)
4. Free from the danger of theft; safe.
5. secure; firm; stable; reliable; surefire; foolproof (not likely to fall)
6. Free from the risk of eavesdropping, interception or discovery; secret.
7. security; security-related
8. Free from anxiety or doubt; unafraid.
9. confident; self-confident
10. Firm and not likely to fail; stable.
11. Free from the risk of financial loss; reliable.
12. Confident in opinion; not entertaining, or not having reason to entertain, doubt; certain; sure; commonly used with of.
13. Overconfident; incautious; careless.
    obsolete
14. Certain to be achieved or gained; assured.

Equivalents

Examples

“The vast majority of American Jews not only greatly dislike President Trump but also believe he has made them less safe: according to a May 2019 poll, nearly three-quarters of Jewish voters believe American Jews are less secure under Trump than they were before, 71 percent disapprove of Trump’s overall job performance, and nearly 60 percent believe that he bears at least some responsibility for the synagogue shootings carried out by white nationalists in Pittsburgh and Poway.”

“But thou, secure of soul, unbent with woes.”

“No sooner were we up there, than the old woman dragged the ladder, by which we had ascended, away with a chuckle, as if she was now secure that we could do no mischief, and sat herself down again once more, to doze and await her master's return.”

“secure of a welcome”

“Confidence then bore thee on, secure / Either to meet no danger, or to find / Matter of glorious trial.”

“They were secure where they ought to have been wary, and timorous where they might well have been secure.”

“Just when victory seemed secure, they let it slip from their grasp.”

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