secure

Everyday

1. Secure means safe, protected from danger or harm. tree →
2. Secure means firmly fixed so it will not move or fall. tree →
3. To secure something is to fix it firmly or to lock it. tree →
4. To secure something is to get it after trying, like secure a place on the team. tree →
5. Feeling secure means feeling safe and not worried. tree →

In the lessons

Everyday and safety: a secure password, a secure lock, secure the load on a trailer, feel secure at home. Science and tech: secure websites. In maths stories it is mostly a word of the story; sometimes things used to secure (nails, ropes, screws) give a rate: «4 nails to secure each board».

Examples

• He uses 4 nails to secure each board. tree →
• The box is secure. tree →
• They secured 3 more seats. tree →
• How many nails do you need to secure 10 boards? tree →
• Make sure your bike is secure before you leave it. tree →
• Choose a secure password that nobody can guess. tree →
• The climbers secured the rope to a rock. tree →
• The baby felt secure in her father's arms. tree →
• Our class secured first place in the quiz. tree →
• ‘Are you sure it is secure?’ tree →

Note

Adjective and verb; past secured. Noun: security. «Secure from» danger. Mostly no clue; «each … to secure» gives a rate: nails = boards × nails per board. Trap: none in sums; in life, «secure» (safe) is not the same as «sure» (certain).

In Jewish tradition

Everyday and safety: a secure password, a secure lock, secure the load on a trailer, feel secure at home. Science and tech: secure websites. In maths stories it is mostly a word of the story; sometimes things used to secure (nails, ropes, screws) give a rate: «4 nails to secure each board».

Examples

• Wherefore are all they secure that deal very treacherously? (Prophets JER.12.1, JPS 1917) tree →
• The wicked flee when no man pursueth; but the righteous are secure as a young lion. (Writings PRO.28.1, JPS 1917) tree →
• And my people shall abide in a peaceable habitation, and in secure dwellings, and in quiet resting-places. (Prophets ISA.32.18, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Adjective and verb; past secured. Noun: security. «Secure from» danger. Mostly no clue; «each … to secure» gives a rate: nails = boards × nails per board. Trap: none in sums; in life, «secure» (safe) is not the same as «sure» (certain).