verb
to assure, to insure
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versichern: to assure or to insure. A regular (weak) verb with participle 'versichert' that uses haben as auxiliary. Non‑reflexive: jemandem etwas versichern = to assure/insure; reflexive 'sich versichern' = to check or make sure. Common in insurance and formal guarantees.
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Er versichert mir, dass alles in Ordnung ist.
He assures me that everything is fine.
Ich habe mich versichert.
I made sure.
Der Manager versicherte den Mitarbeitern, dass die Gehälter pünktlich gezahlt würden, nachdem die Buchhaltung alles geprüft hatte.
The manager assured the employees that the salaries would be paid on time after accounting had checked everything.
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Picture shaking someone's hand and nodding while saying 'I assure you' or signing an insurance policy.
Sounds like 'verse-shirk-en' — imagine someone repeatedly assuring you (saying the same verse).
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Can be used reflexively: 'sich versichern' = to make sure/check. Non-reflexive often means to guarantee or to underwrite (insurance).