Reassure — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

cause to feel sure; give reassurance to

give or restore confidence in; cause to feel sure or certain

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˌiːəʃˈʊɹ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˌiːəʃˈʊə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˌiːəʃˈʊə/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹˌiːəʃˈʊɹ/.

Examples

The airline tried to reassure the customers that the planes were safe
I reassured him that we were safe

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

assure

Antonyms

worry

Parts of Speech

verb	cause to feel sure; give reassurance to “The airline tried to reassure the customers that the planes were safe”
verb	give or restore confidence in; cause to feel sure or certain “I reassured him that we were safe”

Word Forms

reassurance

noun

the act of reassuring; restoring someone's confidence

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

beruhigen

Anlass geben, sich sicher zu fühlen; geben Sie Sicherheit

🇫🇷French

rassurer

faire en sorte d'être sûr; rassurer

🇪🇸Spanish

tranquilizar

causa para sentirse seguro; dar tranquilidad a

🇮🇹Italian

rassicurare

far sì che ci si senta sicuri; rassicurare

🇳🇱Dutch

geruststellen

reden om je zeker te voelen; geruststelling geven

🇵🇹Portuguese

tranquilizar

fazer com que tenha certeza; dar segurança a

🇷🇺Russian

успокоить

вызвать чувство уверенности; успокоить

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आश्वस्त करना

निश्चित महसूस करने का कारण; को आश्वासन दें

🇧🇩Bengali

আশ্বস্ত করা

নিশ্চিত অনুভব করার কারণ; আশ্বাস দিন

🇮🇳Tamil

உறுதியளிக்கிறது

உறுதியாக உணர காரணம்; உறுதியளிக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

భరోసా

ఖచ్చితంగా అనుభూతి చెందడానికి కారణం; భరోసా ఇవ్వండి

🇮🇳Marathi

आश्वासन

खात्री वाटणे कारण; आश्वासन द्या

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખાતરી

ખાતરી અનુભવવાનું કારણ; ને આશ્વાસન આપો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆಶ್ವಾಸನೆ

ಖಚಿತವಾಗಿ ಭಾವಿಸಲು ಕಾರಣ; ಗೆ ಭರವಸೆ ನೀಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉറപ്പുനൽകുക

ഉറപ്പ് തോന്നാൻ കാരണം; എന്നതിന് ഉറപ്പ് നൽകുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਭਰੋਸਾ

ਯਕੀਨੀ ਮਹਿਸੂਸ ਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਕਾਰਨ; ਨੂੰ ਭਰੋਸਾ ਦਿਉ

🇵🇰Urdu

یقین دلانا

یقینی محسوس کرنے کی وجہ؛ کو یقین دہانی کرو

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

安抚

使人感到确定；使人放心

🇯🇵Japanese

安心させる

確信を抱かせる。～に安心感を与える

🇰🇷Korean

안심시키다

확신을 갖게 하다; 안심시키다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

trấn an

khiến bạn cảm thấy chắc chắn; mang lại sự yên tâm cho

🇹🇭Thai

มั่นใจ

ทำให้รู้สึกมั่นใจ ให้ความมั่นใจแก่

🇮🇩Indonesian

meyakinkan

menyebabkan rasa yakin; memberikan kepastian kepada

🇵🇭Filipino

panatag ang loob

maging sanhi ng pakiramdam na sigurado; magbigay ng katiyakan sa

🇲🇾Malay

meyakinkan

menyebabkan rasa yakin; memberi jaminan kepada

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

طمأنة

سبب للشعور باليقين؛ إعطاء الطمأنينة ل

🇮🇷Persian

اطمینان دادن

باعث احساس اطمینان اطمینان دادن به

🇹🇷Turkish

güven vermek

emin olmana sebep ol; güvence vermek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַרְגִיעַ

לגרום להרגיש בטוח; לתת ביטחון

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What is the primary definition of the word 'reassure'?

The primary meaning of 'reassure' is 'cause to feel sure; give reassurance to'.

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Using 'reassure' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'reassure' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'reassure' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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