English Dictionary

secure

/səˈkjʊə(ɹ)/

verb

To make safe; to relieve from apprehensions of, or exposure to, danger; to guard; to protect.

They secure the building with multiple locks.

意味（1）

To make safe; to relieve from apprehensions of, or exposure to, danger; to guard; to protect.

I spread a cloud before the victor's sight, / Sustained the vanquished, and secured his flight.

意味（2）

To put beyond hazard of losing or of not receiving; to make certain; to assure; frequently with against or from, or formerly with of.

to secure a creditor against loss; to secure a debt by a mortgage

意味（3）

To make fast; to close or confine effectually; to render incapable of getting loose or escaping.

to secure a prisoner; to secure a door, or the hatches of a ship

意味（4）

To get possession of; to make oneself secure of; to acquire certainly.

to secure an estate

意味（5）

(transitive, obsolete) To plight or pledge.