guarantee
noun
a promise or assurance, especially one in writing, that something is of specified quality, content, benefit, etc., or that it will perform satisfactorily for a given length of time.
guaranteed
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past participleof guarantee.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof guarantee.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
guaranteenouna promise or assurance, especially one in writing, that something is of specified quality, content, benefit, etc., or that it will perform satisfactorily for a given length of time.
Example Sentences
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While the real world is complicated and messy, Dong values the “mathematical purity” of his reinforcement-learning work: “If you can create an environment where you can hill-climb, it’s a guaranteed return,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
This was already guaranteed to be a summer of huge upheaval at City with legendary boss Pep Guardiola leaving after 10 years in charge.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
I would imagine she knows that no single outcome is guaranteed and there is no way to live a life totally insulated from regret or misstep.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
That leaves you with enough money, roughly, to 90, and then you’d have only your guaranteed income to fall back on.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
“I am, but it’s never too early to begin preparing for the next school year. A report on Unremarkables in their natural habitats is guaranteed to get me an A-plus.”
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
