versichern

German

Etymology

From ver- + sichern.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈzɪçɐn/
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  • Hyphenation: ver‧si‧chern

Verb

versichern (weak, third-person singular present versichert, past tense versicherte, past participle versichert, auxiliary haben)

  1. to insure (to provide for compensation if some specified risk occurs)
    Bei welcher Krankenkasse bist du versichert?
    Which health insurance company are you insured under?
    Sie möchte ihren Hausrat gegen Feuer versichern.
    She would like to insure her housegood goods against fire.
  2. to reassure, assure
    1. (ditransitive, dative + accusative)
      Er versichert ihr seine Liebe.
      He reassures her of his love.
      Ich versichere Ihnen, wir tun alles, um ihn zu finden.
      Let me assure you, we are doing everything to find him.
    2. (ditransitive, accusative + genitive, higher register)
      Er versichert sie seiner Liebe.
      He reassures her of his love.
    3. (reflexive, + genitive)
      Er wollte sich der Unterstützung der Partei versichern.
      He wanted to assure himself of the party's support.

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