secure

/sɪˈkjʊər/ verb [T]

Translation

ACHIEVE › to achieve something, after a lot of effort

elde etmek, ele geçirmek, temin etmek, başarmak

to secure the release of hostages1848

FASTEN › to fasten something firmly

sıkıca tutturmak, bağlamak, emniyete almak

He secured the bike to the gate.1962

MAKE SAFE › to make something safe

güvenli hâle getirmek, korumak, güven altına almak

1991

(Definition of secure verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to not be trusted or popular because people think you have done something bad

Read our blog about how the English language behaves.

Find words and meanings that have just started to be used in English, and let us know what you think of them.