to reassure
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3.4
- verb
- /ˌriːəˈʃʊr/
:
tranquilizar
- Can you reassure me that we will be finished on time?
- reassure people
- reassure the public
- feel reassured
You know, so the adults don't reassure the young, they make it worse.
- You know, so the adults don't reassure the young, they make it worse.
- How could I reassure that person first?
- Either way, Kavanaugh took great pains last night to reassure us that he knows some women.
- The push pull of them wanting you to reassure them and then wanting to punish you?
- So the first year forms the attachment, the next two years reassure them of that attachment.
- She holds him, he is crying like a baby and she reassures him everything's going to be OK.
- And by that time, I, I was able to reassure him, dude, we're not making an album.
- And he asks, how does the single individual reassure himself that he's legitimate?
- And they're there with really one job, which is to reassure the hero and give the hero something.
- And that is how chimpanzees reassure each other.
- And the best to reassure them that we are all in this together.
- So I'm probably not a strong enough technical expert to really reassure you on that methodology.
Examples
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You trying to reassure me?
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Let me reassure you.
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I just wanna reassure you this will be a normal summer.
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You can reassure me that my research at the library is strictly confidential.
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I had to reassure him that crying was just my standard reaction... to tremendous pleasure.
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Now he's trying to reassure this client that he can work with her.
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And secondly, I can absolutely reassure her that this does not affect COVID tests.
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Throughout the book, the father reassured his son that he would always be there for him.
Academic text (2008) -
Most importantly, this experience reassured me that I will enjoy teaching science.
Academic text (2011) -
The teacher spoke gently to reassure the anxious student before the exam.
Synonyms
823
3.0
To tell someone something confidently to remove their doubts or fears
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4.0
To make someone feel more sure of themselves
Antonyms
How Reassuring
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word reassure comes from the prefix re- meaning 'again' and the verb assure meaning 'make sure', which is related to the common word sure. So to reassure someone is to make them 'feel sure again' or remove their fear.