Information about the word secure (English → Esperanto: akiri)

Synonyms: acquire, gain, get, obtain, impetrate

Part of speechverb
Pronunciation/sɪˈkjʊə̯̯*/, /sɪˈkjʊə̯*/, /sɪˈkjɔː*/, /sɪˈkjɔː*/
Shavian alphabet𐑕𐑦𐑒𐑘𐑫𐑼, 𐑕𐑩𐑒𐑘𐑫𐑩, 𐑕𐑦𐑒𐑘𐑹, 𐑕𐑩𐑒𐑘𐑹
Deseret alphabet𐑅𐐮𐐿𐐮𐐭𐑉, 𐑅𐐮𐐿𐐷𐐫𐑉

Conjugation

Indicative mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) secure(I) secured
(thou) securest(thou) securedst
(he) secures, secureth(he) secured
(we) secure(we) secured
(you) secure(you) secured
(they) secure(they) secured
Subjunctive mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) secure (I) secured
(thou) secure(thou) secured
(he) secure(he) secured
(we) secure(we) secured
(you) secure(you) secured
(they) secure(they) secured
Imperative mood
secure
Participles
Present participlePast participle
securingsecured

Usage samples

Against long odds and after months of wrangling, Brexit moves forward as British prime minister Theresa May secures support for her draught deal with the EU.
A judge in New York will hear Trump explain on Monday, under oath and in a witness box, why his company inflated the value of his assets when he was trying to secure loans.
My client wishes to secure a parcel of scenic land.

Translations

Afrikaansverkry
Catalanadquirir; aconseguir; obtenir
Dutchverkrijgen
Esperantoakiri
Faeroesefáa; útvega
Finnishhankkia
Frenchacquérir; gagner; obtenir
Germanerlangen; habhaft werden; sich erwerben; erwerben; anschaffen; gewinnen
Italianacquisire; ottenere
Papiamentoatkirí; haña; haya; optené
Portugueseadquirir; arranjar; obter
Russianприобретать
Saterland Frisianärloangje
Spanishobtener
Swedishförvärva
Turkishalmak