insure
verb (used with object)
to guarantee against loss or harm.
have insured
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present perfectof insure.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Peter Cunningham and his wife Patricia from Newry have insured their bungalow with Tesco for a number of years paying £580 for last year's premium.
From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2025
He tried to get insurance years ago but it would have cost more than what he could have insured his property for.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 24, 2022
"I have insured my rice production since 2009," Li said.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 22, 2014
Since the financial crisis in 2008, Fannie, Freddie and other government-backed agencies have insured nearly 90 percent of new mortgages.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 25, 2013
She would have consented to carry on the battle in poverty to the last gasp of her own breath, could she thereby have insured success for her surviving daughter.
From Lady Anna by Anthony Trollope
