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/se.ky.ʁi.ze/

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Translation

to make safe, to secure, to reassure

Word origin

From sécurité, from Latin securus ('free from care'), built from se- ('without') and cura ('care'). The verb is a modern French formation.

Origin
Latin
Root
securus
English cognates
secure, security, sure

Grammar

Verb type-er regular (1st group)

Conjugation

Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.

Indicative

Person PresentImperfectPast historicFutureConditional
jesécurisesécurisaissécurisaisécuriseraisécuriserais
tusécurisessécurisaissécurisassécuriserassécuriserais
il/ellesécurisesécurisaitsécurisasécuriserasécuriserait
noussécurisonssécurisionssécurisâmessécuriseronssécuriserions
voussécurisezsécurisiezsécurisâtessécuriserezsécuriseriez
ils/ellessécurisentsécurisaientsécurisèrentsécuriserontsécuriseraient

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect
jesécurisesécurisasse
tusécurisessécurisasses
il/ellesécurisesécurisât
noussécurisionssécurisassions
voussécurisiezsécurisassiez
ils/ellessécurisentsécurisassent

Imperative

Person Affirmative
tusécurise
noussécurisons
voussécurisez

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
sécurisant
Past participle
sécurisé · sécurisée · sécurisés · sécurisées

Examples

mairie l'.

The council wants to make the crossing outside the school safe.

.

They secured every door before nightfall.

.

The building is being made safe while the work goes on.

.

These measures protect children above all.

l' .

We are securing the area before the president arrives.

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This word is part of lesson 59.