Secure
verb
To make something safe from danger, harm or loss.
We need to secure the area before the VIP arrives
Often appears as...
- secure the area
- secure the premises
adjective
Feeling safe and confident about the future.
He feels secure in his job
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- feel secure
- look secure
verb
To get or achieve something that is valuable or important.
She managed to secure a seat in the front row
Often appears as...
- secure a seat
- secure a position
adjective
Protected against attacks or other criminal activity.
This is a secure network
Often appears as...
- secure network
- secure server
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To attach something firmly so it cannot move or be lost.
Secure the boat to the dock
Often appears as...
- secure a boat
- secure a load
verb
To make something safe from danger, harm or loss.
We need to secure the area before the VIP arrives
Often appears as...
- secure the area
- secure the premises
adjective
Feeling safe and confident about the future.
He feels secure in his job
Often appears as...
- feel secure
- look secure
verb
To get or achieve something that is valuable or important.
She managed to secure a seat in the front row
Often appears as...
- secure a seat
- secure a position
adjective
Protected against attacks or other criminal activity.
This is a secure network
Often appears as...
- secure network
- secure server
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To attach something firmly so it cannot move or be lost.
Secure the boat to the dock
Often appears as...
- secure a boat
- secure a load
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Safety First
Used when emphasizing the need for preventing danger or protecting something/someone.
Secure the laboratory to prevent contamination.
Pro Tip 2/2Action Required
Implies that active steps must be taken to ensure safety.
We must secure the database against hackers.
Pro Tip 1/2Safety First
Used when emphasizing the need for preventing danger or protecting something/someone.
Secure the laboratory to prevent contamination.
Pro Tip 2/2Action Required
Implies that active steps must be taken to ensure safety.
We must secure the database against hackers.
Pro Tip 1/2Safety First
Used when emphasizing the need for preventing danger or protecting something/someone.
Secure the laboratory to prevent contamination.
Pro Tip 2/2Action Required
Implies that active steps must be taken to ensure safety.
We must secure the database against hackers.
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How a wound heals itself...
After about three hours of this, the skin begins to turn red, signaling the next stage, inflammation. With bleeding under control and the barrier secured, the body sends special cells to fight any pathogens that may have gotten through. Among the most important of these are white blood cells, known as macrophages,
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A brief history of...
Scientists think that crying and feeling withdrawn is what originally helped our ancestors secure social bonds and helped them get the support they needed. Sadness, as opposed to anger or violence, was an expression of suffering that could immediately bring people closer to the suffering person,
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Tavi Gevinson: A teen...
strong character empowerment thing because I think one thing that can be very alienating about a misconception of feminism is that girls then think that to be a feminist, they have to live up to being perfectly consistent in your beliefs, never being insecure, never having doubts,
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The incredible history...
to securing his historical legacy because he was obsessed with his mortality. He spent his last years desperately employing alchemists and deploying expeditions in search of elixirs of life that would help him achieve immortality. And as early as the first year of his reign,
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The myth behind the...
he asked the bigger animals for help. While the tiger and horse refused, the kind-hearted ox agreed to carry the rat across. Yet, just as they were about to reach the other side, the rat jumped off the ox's head and secured first place. The ox came in second,
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On sincere and authentic...
thank heavens they made our sacred documents amendable so there could be even more remarkable we have to respect and understand the responsibility of our men and women in uniform who protect our country and secure our country and our democracy
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What can Schrödinger's...
in our macroscopic world, like in quantum cryptography, so spies can send secure messages to each other, or quantum computing, for cracking secret codes. Everyday physics may start to look a bit more like the strange quantum world.
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The Evolution of Ancient...
But this wasn't just a tomb designed to secure the pharaoh's physical body for eternity. Crucially, for success in the afterlife, the pyramid ensured the king was remembered by the living.
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Ants Battle to Protect...
Home and territory are secure once again. A colony may lose many workers in defence of its home. But their sacrifice helps safeguard the next generation.
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Sir David Attenborough...
to help secure the turtle's future he took the message to the next generation now what's what's the largest size a leatherback can grow to shawnee
Video examples
How a wound heals itself...
After about three hours of this, the skin begins to turn red, signaling the next stage, inflammation. With bleeding under control and the barrier secured, the body sends special cells to fight any pathogens that may have gotten through. Among the most important of these are white blood cells, known as macrophages,
Video examples
A brief history of...
Scientists think that crying and feeling withdrawn is what originally helped our ancestors secure social bonds and helped them get the support they needed. Sadness, as opposed to anger or violence, was an expression of suffering that could immediately bring people closer to the suffering person,
Video examples
Tavi Gevinson: A teen...
strong character empowerment thing because I think one thing that can be very alienating about a misconception of feminism is that girls then think that to be a feminist, they have to live up to being perfectly consistent in your beliefs, never being insecure, never having doubts,
Video examples
The incredible history...
to securing his historical legacy because he was obsessed with his mortality. He spent his last years desperately employing alchemists and deploying expeditions in search of elixirs of life that would help him achieve immortality. And as early as the first year of his reign,
Video examples
The myth behind the...
he asked the bigger animals for help. While the tiger and horse refused, the kind-hearted ox agreed to carry the rat across. Yet, just as they were about to reach the other side, the rat jumped off the ox's head and secured first place. The ox came in second,
Video examples
On sincere and authentic...
thank heavens they made our sacred documents amendable so there could be even more remarkable we have to respect and understand the responsibility of our men and women in uniform who protect our country and secure our country and our democracy
Video examples
What can Schrödinger's...
in our macroscopic world, like in quantum cryptography, so spies can send secure messages to each other, or quantum computing, for cracking secret codes. Everyday physics may start to look a bit more like the strange quantum world.
Video examples
The Evolution of Ancient...
But this wasn't just a tomb designed to secure the pharaoh's physical body for eternity. Crucially, for success in the afterlife, the pyramid ensured the king was remembered by the living.
Video examples
Ants Battle to Protect...
Home and territory are secure once again. A colony may lose many workers in defence of its home. But their sacrifice helps safeguard the next generation.
Video examples
Sir David Attenborough...
to help secure the turtle's future he took the message to the next generation now what's what's the largest size a leatherback can grow to shawnee
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Yoko Ono
American Artist
It is very difficult for us to know we love somebody because it is an insecure position to be in. But in the end, it is important to be honest about your love because life is not that long.
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William Tecumseh Sherman
American Soldier
I know I had no hand in making this war, and I know I will make more sacrifices today than any of you to secure peace.
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Manoj Bhargava
American Businessman
The more you consume, the more insecure you are. It's the nature of the world.
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Alexander Graham Bell
Scottish Inventor
The nation that secures control of the air will ultimately control the world.
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John F. Kennedy
American President
It is an unfortunate fact that we can secure peace only by preparing for war.
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Aristotle
Greek Philosopher
The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain.
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Rosalynn Carter
American First Lady
There is nothing more important than a good, safe, secure home.
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Amari Cooper
American Athlete
I just have to protect the ball, keep it secure.
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Barbie Ferreira
American Model
As a child, I was so deeply insecure.
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Vivek Oberoi
Indian Actor
I'm very secure in my life.
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Yoko Ono
American Artist
It is very difficult for us to know we love somebody because it is an insecure position to be in. But in the end, it is important to be honest about your love because life is not that long.
Quote examples
William Tecumseh Sherman
American Soldier
I know I had no hand in making this war, and I know I will make more sacrifices today than any of you to secure peace.
Quote examples
Manoj Bhargava
American Businessman
The more you consume, the more insecure you are. It's the nature of the world.
Quote examples
Alexander Graham Bell
Scottish Inventor
The nation that secures control of the air will ultimately control the world.
Quote examples
John F. Kennedy
American President
It is an unfortunate fact that we can secure peace only by preparing for war.
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Aristotle
Greek Philosopher
The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain.
Quote examples
Rosalynn Carter
American First Lady
There is nothing more important than a good, safe, secure home.
Quote examples
Amari Cooper
American Athlete
I just have to protect the ball, keep it secure.
Quote examples
Barbie Ferreira
American Model
As a child, I was so deeply insecure.
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Vivek Oberoi
Indian Actor
I'm very secure in my life.
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