Insure against meaning
Insure against is a phrasal verb that means to take action that prevents or reduces the effect of an unpleasant event.
- Past simple
- insured against
- Past participle
- insured against
- -ing form
- insuring against
What insure against means
B2
To take action that prevents or reduces the effect of an unpleasant event
Regular backups insure against permanent data loss.
Similar phrasal verbs
With against: go against, set someone against someone, take against, tell against, work against/for someone.
Common questions
What does insure against mean?
To take action that prevents or reduces the effect of an unpleasant event.
What is the past tense of insure against?
Insured against, which is also its past participle.
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