versichern
/ferˈzɪçərn/
to insure; to reassure, assure; [with dative ‘someone’ and accusative ‘about something’]; [with genitive ‘about something’ or dass ‘that ...’]
- er/sie/es
- versichert
- past
- versicherte
- past participle
- versichert
Meanings
- 1
to insure — to provide for compensation if some specified risk occurs
Das Haus ist gegen Feuer versichert.
The house is insured against fire.
Tatoeba · Dani6187 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Mein Haus ist völlig versichert.
My house is fully insured.
Tatoeba · al_ex_an_der · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
to reassure, assure; [with dative ‘someone’ and accusative ‘about something’]
Ich versichere dir, dass das nicht nötig ist.
I assure you that isn't necessary.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
Sie versicherte ihm, dass alles in Ordnung sei.
She assured him that everything was OK.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 3
to reassure, assure; [with genitive ‘about something’ or dass (+ clause) ‘that ...’]
- 4
to reassure, assure; [with accusative ‘someone’, along with genitive ‘about something’ or dass (+ clause) ‘that ...’]
- 5
to take possession of, to securerare
Conjugation
| present | past | |
|---|---|---|
| ich | versicher | versicherte |
| du | versicherst | versichertest |
| er/sie/es | versichert | versicherte |
| wir | versichern | versicherten |
| ihr | versichert | versichertet |
| sie/Sie | versichern | versicherten |