insure

insure
in'ʃuə
verb
(to arrange for the payment of a sum of money in the event of the loss of (something) or accident or injury to (someone): Is your car insured?; Employers have to insure employees against accident.) asegurar
- insurance policy
insure vb asegurar
is your car insured against theft? ¿tienes un seguro de robo para el coche?
El gerundio de insure se escribe insuring
insure
tr[ɪn'ʃʊəSMALLr/SMALL]
transitive verb
1 asegurar (against, contra)
■ we've insured the house hemos asegurado la casa
2 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (ensure) asegurar
intransitive verb
1 asegurarse (against, contra)
■ they planted extra to insure against crop failure plantaron de más para asegurarse contra una mala cosecha
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to insure oneself/one's life hacerse un seguro de vida
insure [ɪn'ʃʊr] vt, -sured ; -suring
1) underwrite: asegurar
2) ensure: asegurar, garantizar
insure
v.
• asegurar v.
ɪn'ʃʊr, ɪn'ʃʊə(r), ɪn'ʃɔː(r)
transitive verb
1) (Fin) asegurar

he insured his life for $500,000 — se hizo un seguro de vida de 500.000 dólares

I'm insured to drive any car — con mi seguro puedo manejar or (Esp) conducir cualquier coche

to insure something/somebody AGAINST something — asegurar algo/a alguien contra algo

2) (AmE) ensure
[ɪn'ʃʊǝ(r)]
VT [+ house, property] asegurar

to insure sb or sb's life — hacer un seguro de vida a algn

to insure o.s. or one's life — hacerse un seguro de vida

• to insure sth against fire/theft — asegurar algo contra incendios/robo

• to insure one's life for £500,000 — hacerse un seguro de vida por valor de 500.000 libras

• to be insured to do sth — tener un seguro que permite hacer algo

I'm insured to drive any car — tengo un seguro que me permite conducir cualquier coche

I'm insured to drive my husband's car — estoy en el seguro del coche de mi marido

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[ɪn'ʃʊr, ɪn'ʃʊə(r), ɪn'ʃɔː(r)]
transitive verb
1) (Fin) asegurar

he insured his life for $500,000 — se hizo un seguro de vida de 500.000 dólares

I'm insured to drive any car — con mi seguro puedo manejar or (Esp) conducir cualquier coche

to insure something/somebody AGAINST something — asegurar algo/a alguien contra algo

2) (AmE) ensure

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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  • insure — in‧sure [ɪnˈʆʊə ǁ ˈʆʊr] verb [intransitive, transitive] INSURANCE 1. to buy insurance to protect yourself, your family, your business etc against something bad happening, for example accidents, damage to property, or injury caused to others: •… …   Financial and business terms

  • insure — in·sure /in shu̇r/ vb in·sured, in·sur·ing vt: to assure against a loss by a contingent event on certain stipulated conditions or at a given rate of premium: give, take, or procure insurance on or for vi: to contract to give insurance:… …   Law dictionary

  • Insure — In sure, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Insured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Insuring}.] [OE. ensuren, prob. for assuren, by a change of prefix. See 1st {In }, and {Sure}, and cf. {Assure}, {Ensure}.] [Written also {ensure}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To make sure or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • insure — ► VERB 1) arrange for compensation in the event of damage to or loss of (property, life, or a person), in exchange for regular payments to a company. 2) secure the payment of (a sum) in this way. 3) (insure against) protect (someone) against (a… …   English terms dictionary

  • Insure — In*sure , v. i. To underwrite; to make insurance; as, a company insures at three per cent. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Insure — can mean: * To provide for financial or other mitigation if something goes wrong: see insurance or . * Or you may be looking for ensure or inshore …   Wikipedia

  • insure — (v.) mid 15c., insuren, spelling variant of ensuren (see ENSURE (Cf. ensure)). Took on its particular sense of make safe against loss by payment of premiums from mid 17c. (replacing assure in that meaning). Related: Insured; insuring …   Etymology dictionary

  • insure — *ensure, assure, secure Analogous words: protect, shield, guard, safeguard (see DEFEND): indemnify, compensate (see PAY vb) …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • insure — [v] protect, secure assure, cinch, cover, guarantee, guard, hedge, indemnify, register, safeguard, shield, underwrite, warrant;   concepts 317,330 …   New thesaurus

  • insure — [in shoor′] vt. insured, insuring [ME ensuren: see ENSURE] 1. to contract to be paid or to pay money in the case of loss of (life, property, etc.); take out or issue insurance on (something or someone) 2. ENSURE vi. to give or take out insurance… …   English World dictionary

  • insure — verb 1 (I, T) to buy insurance to protect yourself against something bad happening to you, your family, your possessions etc: Have you insured the contents of your home? | insure (sth/sb) against sth: It would be wise to insure your property… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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