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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Difference in meaning
"to be secure" vs "to be secured": What's the difference in meaning?
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If I leave my bike unlocked in a tranquil village where there is no crime, it is secure but not secured. In a place it's likely to get stolen, secure would be seen as representing a state of being secured. It's the difference between is secure and caused to be secure.
- If I leave my bike unlocked in a tranquil village where there is no crime, it is secure but not secured.
- In a place it's likely to get stolen, secure would be seen as representing a state of being secured.
- It's the difference between is secure and caused to be secure.
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If I leave my bike unlocked in a tranquil village where there is no crime, it is secure but not secured.
In a place it's likely to get stolen, secure would be seen as representing a state of being secured.
It's the difference between is secure and caused to be secure.
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In a place it's likely to get stolen, secure would be seen as representing a state of being secured.
It's the difference between is secure and caused to be secure.
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