German Conversation · Level 37
75 words
German word
versichert
Pronunciation
IPA/fɛɐ̯ˈzɪçɐt/
Meaning
- adjectiveinsured
Example
Die Tasche ist gegen Verlust versichert.
The bag is insured against loss.
More examples
Die Firma ist gegen Haftpflichtansprüche versichert.
The company is insured against liability claims.
Core concept
An item or person has a protective insurance agreement between it and the financial consequences of a named risk.
Common phrases
gegen Haftpflichtansprüche versichert
insured against liability claims
gegen Verlust versichert
insured against loss
Similar words
krankenversichert: Having health insurance that covers medical treatment and related expenses.
haftpflichtversichert: Insured against financial liability for damage caused to other people.
gedeckt: Within the coverage of an insurance policy or contract for specified losses or costs.
Definition in German
Durch Abschluss einer Versicherung in Bezug auf bestimmte Risiken abgesichert sein.
Word origin
Versichert is the past participle of versichern, formed from ver- and sichern, the German verb for making something safe.
Usage tips
- The risk is commonly introduced by gegen with the accusative, as in gegen Diebstahl or gegen Verlust.
Other meanings
- coveredadjective
Opposites
- unversichertuninsuredadjective
Related words
- Versicherungspoliceinsurance policynoun
- Versicherungsfallinsured eventnoun