# secured

Pronunciation: say "suh-KYOORD" US /səˈkjʊɹd/, UK /səˈkjʊəd/

## Adjective

1. Fastened or fixed firmly in place so it cannot move, fall, or be taken away.
   - Simple: Held firmly in place so it cannot move or come loose.
   - _With the antenna firmly secured to the roof, the crew began testing the signal._
   - _A properly secured load will not shift even on sharp turns._

## Verb

2. Simple past tense and past participle of secure. — simple past and past participle of secure
   - Simple: Simple past tense and past participle of secure. Use this form for something that already happened.
   - _The team secured first place after a tense final match._
   - _The documents were secured in a locked safe overnight._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/secured (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).