assure
verb (used with object)
to declare earnestly to; inform or tell positively; state with confidence to.
have been assuring
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present perfect progressiveof assure.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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The top priority should always have been assuring safety aboard the trains.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 17, 2023
Other recent articles in the NYT, particularly relating to obesity, have been assuring us that there's no such thing as will power, that we are helpless puppets in the iron grip of our genes.
From New York Times ● Nov. 13, 2016
"You have been assuring me all along that Madame Barras is making no effort to escape."
From The Sleuth of St. James's Square by Melville Davisson Post
I have been assuring Helsa that there is some mistake about my leaving this house.
From The Billow and the Rock by E.J. Wheeler
