secure

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Pronunciation

Adjective

Positive
secure

Comparative
securer

Superlative
securest

Category:Adjectives

Positive
secure

Comparative
more secure

Superlative
most secure

Category:Adjectives
  1. When something is secure, it is firmly held in place and probably will not fall.
    Mike's bicycle is very secure on the bike rack.
  2. When a person is secure, they are not afraid of anything and are in a good emotional state.

Derived words

Verb

Plain form
secure

Third-person singular
secures

Past tense
secured

Past participle
secured

Present participle
securing

Category:VerbsCategory:Regular verbs
  1. If you secure something, you make it secure in one of the ways listed above.
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