secured
past form of “secure” — get by special effort
An inflected form of secure · past form.
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,687 of 86,757 words measured. It occurs 50,273 times across 426,181 published chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
verb
- get by special effort also: procure He procured extra cigarettes even though they were rationed
- cause to be firmly attached also: fasten, fix fasten the lock onto the doorshe fixed her gaze on the man
- assure payment of
- make certain of also: guarantee, ensure, insure, assure This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement for usPreparation will guarantee success!
- fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug also: plug, stop up plug the holestop up the leak
- furnish with battens also: batten, batten down batten ships
secured in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Later he wrote that he had secured a substitute.
Through the Grand Canyon from Wyoming to Mexico · E. L. (Ellsworth Leonardson) Kolb · Chapter 1
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And these, according to divers New York politicians, had secured Cape Cod to General Pierce.
The Life and Adventures of Maj. Roger Sherman Potter · F. Colburn (Francis Colburn) Adams · Chapter 1
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In this way he secured all the best and choicest of the furs—a cause of fresh anger to the Dutch.
Once Upon a Time in Delaware · Katharine Pyle · Chapter 1
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Naturally we want to win, and have secured the best man of good amateur standing in our town to represent us.
Montezuma's Castle, and Other Weird Tales · Charles B. (Charles Barney) Cory · Chapter 1
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The hands of the culprits were secured, and the halters by which they were to perish were thrown round their shoulders.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement — No. 270 · Various · Chapter 1