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Definition of secure adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

secure

adjective
 
 
/sɪˈkjʊə(r)/
 
/sɪˈkjʊr/
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    certain/safe

  1.  
     likely to continue or be successful for a long time synonym safe
    • a secure job/income
    • It's not a very secure way to make a living.
    • The future of the company looks secure.
    opposite insecureTopics Successb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • feel
    • become
    • …
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    • …
    preposition
    • against
    • in
    phrases
    • safe and secure
    See full entry
  2.  
     where somebody/something cannot be harmed; that cannot be affected or harmed by something synonym safe (4)
    • It's important to keep your documents secure.
    • Civilians are being evacuated to a secure location.
    • Parents are primarily concerned with leaving their children in a safe, secure environment.
    • secure against/from something Information must be stored so that it is secure from accidental deletion.
    Extra Examples
    • Police have warned the public to keep valuables secure.
    • The roof was secure against the coming winter rains.
    3.

    happy/confident

  3.  
     feeling happy and confident about yourself or a particular situation
    • At last they were able to feel secure about the future.
    • She finished the match, secure in the knowledge that she was through to the next round.
    • She felt safe and secure in his arms.
    • I would like to be financially secure by age 55.
    opposite insecureTopics Feelingsb2, Personal qualitiesb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • feel
    • become
    • …
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    • …
    preposition
    • against
    • in
    phrases
    • safe and secure
    See full entry
    4.

    building/door/room

  4.  
     guarded and/or made stronger so that it is difficult for people to enter or leave
    • Check that all windows and doors have been made as secure as possible.
    • a secure unit for child offenders
    • The building is secure against intruders.
    opposite insecure
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • feel
    • become
    • …
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    • …
    preposition
    • against
    • in
    phrases
    • safe and secure
    See full entry
    5.

    not likely to move or fall

  5.  
     not likely to move, fall down, etc. synonym stable
    • The aerial doesn't look very secure to me.
    • It was difficult to maintain a secure foothold on the ice.
    • (figurative) Our relationship was now on a more secure footing.
    opposite insecure
    6. Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘feeling no apprehension’): from Latin securus, from se- ‘without’ + cura ‘care’.
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