guarantee
SubstantivVerbhäufig in Dialogen
- Vereinigtes Königreich//ˌɡæɹ.ənˈtiː//
- Vereinigte Staaten//ˌɡæɹ.ənˈtiː//
- //ˌɡɛɹ.ənˈtiː//
Anything that assures a certain outcome.
Substantiv
- 1
Anything that assures a certain outcome.
Can you give me a guarantee that he will be fit for the match?
- 2
A legal assurance of something, e.g. a security for the fulfillment of an obligation.
- 3
A written declaration that a certain product will be fit for a purpose and work correctly; a warranty.
The cooker comes with a five-year guarantee.
- 4
The person to whom a guarantee is made.
- 5
A person who gives such a guarantee; a guarantor.
But God who is the great Guarantee for the Peace , Order , and good behaviour of Mankind
Herkunft
From Old French guarantie (perhaps via a later Spanish garante), from the verb guarantir (“to protect, assure, vouch for”), ultimately from Old Frankish *warjand, *warand (“a warrant”), or from guaranty. Doublet of guaranty and warranty.
Verb
- 1
To give an assurance that something will be done right.
- 2
To assume or take responsibility for a debt or other obligation.
- 3
To make something certain.
The long sunny days guarantee a good crop.
Formen
- Plural
- guarantees
- Präteritum
- guaranteed
- Partizip II
- guaranteed
- Partizip I
- guaranteeing
- 3. Person Singular
- guarantees