secure
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3.3
- adjective
- /sɪˈkjʊr/
- The homeowners were also instructed to keep the key in a secure location.
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Watch on YouTubeThey build something strong and secure and they devote themselves to that.
- They build something strong and secure and they devote themselves to that.
- The clips are very secure in my head.
- So it's really secure, but it's easy to take on and off.
Examples
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Please remain in your seats with your seatbelts secure.
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Get back to the bridge, and make sure it's secure, all right?
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Let me draw out that more secure system for you.
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So it's really secure, but it's easy to take on and off.
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This is a secure unit.
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Make sure the lines are secure!
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The track is secure!
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The room is secure.
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It's very secure.
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The fence is secure enough to keep the dogs inside the yard.
Synonyms
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2.3
Not likely to change and stays steady over time
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1.0
Attached firmly to something so it cannot move
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1.0
Fixed firmly so it cannot move
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1.3
Kept closed so it does not open or move
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Idioms
How Secure
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word secure comes from the Latin parts se- 'without' and cura 'care', and from the idea of being safe it grew to mean 'made fast so it cannot move'. So, a secure object is firmly fixed and will not come loose.