Aseguró

Aseguró is a form of the Spanish verb asegurar. Specifically, it is the third-person singular preterite indicative form, used to describe a past action performed by he, she, or the formal you. Depending on context, asegúró can mean to insure or to secure something, or to assert/guarantee something.

In usage, asegurar has multiple closely related senses. It can mean to provide insurance for a person or object (to insure), as in asegurar una casa. It can mean to make something secure or fasten it (to secure), as in asegurar una puerta. It can also mean to declare with certainty or guarantee something, as in asegurar la verdad de un hecho. The exact sense of asegúró is determined by the surrounding words and the intended nuance.

Etymologically, asegurar derives from the Latin securus (safe, secure) and entered Spanish through Romance-language intermediaries such as Old French assurer and related forms. Over time, the verb developed a family of related meanings around securing, guaranteeing, and affirming, with asegúró representing the past tense for a single subject.

Other forms of the verb asegurar include present aseguro, aseguras, asegura; preterite yo aseguré, tú aseguraste, él aseguró, nosotros aseguramos, vosotros asegurasteis, ellos aseguraron; and the participle asegurado. Aseguró thus appears in narrative past tense, reportive statements, or actions involving insurance, protection, or assertion.

See also: asegurar, seguro, seguridad, aseguradora.