ensure
Translation
to ensure, to make sure, to guarantee
Examples
Please ensure all doors are locked.
Please ensure all doors are locked.
We must ensure that the rules are followed.
We must ensure that the rules are followed.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) to make certain of (sth.). Please ensure all doors are locked.
((that ...)) to make certain that something will happen. We must ensure that the rules are followed.
Similar Words
Synonyms: make certain, guarantee, secure
Etymology
From 'en-' (to make) + 'sure'. Literally, 'to make sure'.
Memory Tips
Remember the difference: 'ensure' is to make sure something happens. 'Insure' is for financial protection (insurance). 'Assure' is to tell someone something confidently.