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ensure

to secure or guarantee; safeguard; make sure or certain: take measures to ensure success

Not to be confused with:

insure – warrant; protect against loss; to issue an insurance policy: Will this insure me in the event of a natural disaster?

en·sure

(ĕn-sho͝or′)

tr.v. en·sured, en·sur·ing, en·sures

To make sure or certain; insure: Our precautions ensured our safety. See Usage Note at assure.

[Middle English ensuren, from Anglo-Norman enseurer : Old French en-, causative pref.; see en-¹ + Old French seur, secure, variant of sur; see sure.]

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ensure

(ɛnˈʃʊə; -ˈʃɔː) or

insure

vb (tr)

1. (may take a clause as object) to make certain or sure; guarantee: this victory will ensure his happiness.

2. to make safe or secure; protect

enˈsurer n

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en•sure

(ɛnˈʃʊər, -ˈʃɜr)

v.t. -sured, -sur•ing.

1. to secure or guarantee: This letter will ensure you a hearing.

2. to make sure or certain.

3. to make secure or safe, as from harm.

4. insure (defs. 1–3).

[1350–1400; Middle English < Anglo-French enseurer. See en-¹, sure]

en•sur′er, n.

assure

– ensure – insure

1. 'assure'

If you assure someone that something is true or will happen, you tell them that it is definitely true or will definitely happen, often in order to make them less worried.

"I can assure you that neither of our two goalkeepers will be leaving," O'Leary said.

The government assured the public that there would be no increase in taxes.

2. 'ensure' and 'insure'

In British English, to ensure that something happens means to make certain that it happens.

His reputation was enough to ensure that he was always welcome.

In American English, this word is usually spelled insure.

I shall try to insure that your stay is a pleasant one.

3. 'insure'

Insure has another meaning. In both British and American English, if you insure your property, you pay money to a company so that if the property is lost, stolen, or damaged, the company will pay you a sum of money. In this meaning, the spelling is always insure, not 'ensure'.

Insure your baggage before you leave home.

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ensure

Past participle: ensured
Gerund: ensuring

Imperative
ensure
ensure

Present
I ensure
you ensure
he/she/it ensures
we ensure
you ensure
they ensure

Preterite
I ensured
you ensured
he/she/it ensured
we ensured
you ensured
they ensured

Present Continuous
I am ensuring
you are ensuring
he/she/it is ensuring
we are ensuring
you are ensuring
they are ensuring

Present Perfect
I have ensured
you have ensured
he/she/it has ensured
we have ensured
you have ensured
they have ensured

Past Continuous
I was ensuring
you were ensuring
he/she/it was ensuring
we were ensuring
you were ensuring
they were ensuring

Past Perfect
I had ensured
you had ensured
he/she/it had ensured
we had ensured
you had ensured
they had ensured

Future
I will ensure
you will ensure
he/she/it will ensure
we will ensure
you will ensure
they will ensure

Future Perfect
I will have ensured
you will have ensured
he/she/it will have ensured
we will have ensured
you will have ensured
they will have ensured

Future Continuous
I will be ensuring
you will be ensuring
he/she/it will be ensuring
we will be ensuring
you will be ensuring
they will be ensuring

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been ensuring
you have been ensuring
he/she/it has been ensuring
we have been ensuring
you have been ensuring
they have been ensuring

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been ensuring
you will have been ensuring
he/she/it will have been ensuring
we will have been ensuring
you will have been ensuring
they will have been ensuring

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been ensuring
you had been ensuring
he/she/it had been ensuring
we had been ensuring
you had been ensuring
they had been ensuring

Conditional
I would ensure
you would ensure
he/she/it would ensure
we would ensure
you would ensure
they would ensure

Past Conditional
I would have ensured
you would have ensured
he/she/it would have ensured
we would have ensured
you would have ensured
they would have ensured

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Verb	1.	ensure - make certain of; "This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement for us"; "Preparation will guarantee success!" assure, guarantee, insure, secure guarantee, vouch - give surety or assume responsibility; "I vouch for the quality of my products" doom - make certain of the failure or destruction of; "This decision will doom me to lose my position" make - assure the success of; "A good review by this critic will make your play!"
	2.	ensure - be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product" insure, see to it, ascertain, check, assure, control, see proofread, proof - read for errors; "I should proofread my manuscripts" check off, tick off, mark off, tick, check, mark - put a check mark on or near or next to; "Please check each name on the list"; "tick off the items"; "mark off the units" control - verify by using a duplicate register for comparison; "control an account" check - verify by consulting a source or authority; "check the spelling of this word"; "check your facts" double-check - check once more to be absolutely sure cross-check - check out conflicting sources; crosscheck facts, for example cinch - make sure of card - ask someone for identification to determine whether he or she is old enough to consume liquor; "I was carded when I tried to buy a beer!" spot-check - pick out random samples for examination in order to ensure high quality verify - confirm the truth of; "Please verify that the doors are closed"; "verify a claim" ascertain, find out, learn, watch, determine, see, check - find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort; "I want to see whether she speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "find out if he speaks Russian"; "Check whether the train leaves on time" cover - maintain a check on; especially by patrolling; "The second officer covered the top floor" verify, control - check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard; "Are you controlling for the temperature?"

ensure

insure

verb

1. make certain, guarantee, secure, make sure, confirm, warrant, certify Steps must be taken to ensure this never happens again.

2. protect, defend, secure, safeguard, guard, make safe The plan is aimed at ensuring the future of freshwater fish species.

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ensure

verb

To render certain:

assure, guarantee, insure, secure, warrant.

Informal: cinch.

Translations

يَتَأَكَّدُيَضْمَن، يُؤَمِّن

zajistit

sikresørge for

abstützen sich sichern sicherstellen

διασφαλίζω εξασφαλίζω

asegurar asegurarse

varmistaa

assurer certifiers’assurer que

osigurati

tryggja, ganga úr skugga um

assicurare garantire

保証する

보장하다

nodrošināt

ervoor zorgen

sørge for være sikker på

zapewnić

assegurar

гарантировать

zaistiť

zagotoviti

garantera

ทำให้แน่ใจว่า

garantiye almak sağlamak

bảo đảm

保证担保

ensure

[ɪnˈʃʊəʳ] VT → asegurar (that que)

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ensure

[ɪnˈʃʊə^r] vt

[+ peace, stability, safety, security, survival] → assurer, garantir; [+ victory, success] → assurer
to ensure (that) ... (= make it certain) [thing] → garantir que ...
an attempt to ensure that there would not be a third attack → une tentative de garantir qu'il n'y aurait pas de troisième attaque

(= make sure that) [person] to ensure (that) ... → s'assurer que ...
You should ensure you do not miss the deadline → Assurez-vous de ne pas dépasser la date butoir.

ensure

vt → sicherstellen; (= secure) → sichern; will you ensure that I get a seat? → sorgen Sie dafür, dass ich einen Platz bekomme?

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

ensure

[ɪnˈʃʊəʳ] vt → garantire, assicurare
to ensure that ... → assicurarsi che...

ensure

(inˈʃuə) verb

to make sure. Ensure that your television set is switched off at night.

ensure

→ يَتَأَكَّدُ zajistit sikre sicherstellen διασφαλίζω asegurar, asegurarse varmistaa s’assurer que osigurati assicurare 保証する 보장하다 ervoor zorgen sørge for zapewnić assegurar гарантировать garantera ทำให้แน่ใจว่า garantiye almak bảo đảm 保证

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They had that interest, as well as other interests, in ensuring their impunity from exposure, and they would leave no stone unturned, no sacrifice unattempted, no treachery untried, to discover the place in which their victim was concealed, and to part her from the only friends she had in the world--Marian Halcombe and myself.

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All her powers since morning had been concentrated on ensuring that they all- she herself, Mamma, and Sonya- should be as well dressed as possible.

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We assist with that decision by ensuring that there is ample choice of hospice providers available.

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That's in addition, naturally, to managing pest and plant diseases, enhancing yields, ensuring soil vitality season after season and more.

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