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sure

/ˈʃʊə/SHUUR
/ˈʃʊɹ/SHUUR

Meaningsecure, sure

Common meaning: certain

Journey through time

  1. Aryan root · reconstructed√SKAW‘look, see, perceive, beware of’No written record; from Skeat’s list of Aryan roots, no. 410, p. 744 · scan
  2. Latinsecurus‘secure, sure’source
  3. Middle Englishsursource
  4. Englishsure‘certain’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin securus ‘secure, sure’.

Roots

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