Collocations for secure - verb
1. fix/lock sth firmly
PREPOSITION
to
The crates had not been firmly secured to the truck.
The crates had not been firmly secured to the truck.
with
She secured the boat with a rope.
She secured the boat with a rope.
2. get/achieve sth
ADVERB
easily
Victory was not going to be easily secured.
Victory was not going to be easily secured.
safely
The police safely secured the release of the youngster.
The police safely secured the release of the youngster.
eventually,
finally
After much bargaining, Cheng finally secured the services of a teacher.
After much bargaining, Cheng finally secured the services of a teacher.
thereby
The party won 399 seats, thereby securing a majority in the Assembly.
In 1857, he established his progressive school and thereby secured his place in Japanese history.
The party won 399 seats, thereby securing a majority in the Assembly.
In 1857, he established his progressive school and thereby secured his place in Japanese history.
VERB + secure
be able to,
manage to
fail to
They failed to secure the release of the prisoners.
fail to
They failed to secure the release of the prisoners.
help (to)
PHRASES
an attempt to secure sth,
an effort to secure sth
be aimed at securing sth
a chance of securing sth
This could improve your chances of securing employment.
be aimed at securing sth
a chance of securing sth
This could improve your chances of securing employment.
failure to secure sth
the failure to secure public support for the project
the failure to secure public support for the project
in the hope of securing sth (esp. BrE),
in hopes of securing sth
(AmE)
be successful in securing sth
be successful in securing sth
Secure is used with these nouns as the object:
accommodation, acquittal, appointment, approval, backing, border, ceasefire, concession, confession, consent, contract, conviction, cooperation, deal, debt, draw, employment, foothold, freedom, fund, funding, future, homeland, improvement, liberty, livelihood, loan, majority, monopoly, network, nomination, passage, peace, pension, perimeter, permission, permit, place, position, reduction, release, representation, reputation, right, seat, settlement, silver, sponsorship, spot, succession, support, victory, vote
accommodation, acquittal, appointment, approval, backing, border, ceasefire, concession, confession, consent, contract, conviction, cooperation, deal, debt, draw, employment, foothold, freedom, fund, funding, future, homeland, improvement, liberty, livelihood, loan, majority, monopoly, network, nomination, passage, peace, pension, perimeter, permission, permit, place, position, reduction, release, representation, reputation, right, seat, settlement, silver, sponsorship, spot, succession, support, victory, vote