Ensure — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

make certain of

be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛnʃˈʊɹ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛnʃˈʊəɹ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛnʃˈʊəɹ/

2 syllables Say it as /ɛnʃˈʊɹ/.

Examples

This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement for us
Preparation will guarantee success!
He verified that the valves were closed

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

guarantee insure control see ascertain check assure see to it secure

Parts of Speech

verb	make certain of “This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement for us”
verb	be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something “He verified that the valves were closed”

Word Forms

guarantee	noun	an unconditional commitment that something will happen or that something is true
check	noun	additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

sicherstellen

stellen Sie sicher, dass

🇫🇷French

assurer

s'assurer de

🇪🇸Spanish

asegurar

asegurarse de

🇮🇹Italian

garantire

accertarsi di

🇳🇱Dutch

ervoor zorgen

zeker maken van

🇵🇹Portuguese

garantir

certifique-se de

🇷🇺Russian

гарантировать

убедиться в

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सुनिश्चित करना

सुनिश्चित करें

🇧🇩Bengali

নিশ্চিত করা

🇮🇳Tamil

உறுதி

உறுதி செய்ய

🇮🇳Telugu

నిర్ధారించండి

నిశ్చయించుకోండి

🇮🇳Marathi

खात्री करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખાતરી કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಖಚಿತಪಡಿಸಿ

ಖಚಿತವಾಗಿ ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉറപ്പാക്കുക

ഉറപ്പിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਯਕੀਨੀ ਬਣਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

یقینی بنائیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

确保

确定

🇯🇵Japanese

確保する

確かめる

🇰🇷Korean

보장하다

확신하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đảm bảo

chắc chắn về

🇹🇭Thai

ทำให้มั่นใจ

ทำให้แน่ใจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

memastikan

pastikan

🇵🇭Filipino

tiyakin

tiyakin sa

🇲🇾Malay

memastikan

pastikan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يضمن

تأكد من

🇮🇷Persian

اطمینان حاصل شود

مطمئن شوید

🇹🇷Turkish

emin olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַבטִיחַ

לוודא

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'ensure'?

The primary meaning of 'ensure' is 'make certain of'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'ensure' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'ensure' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'ensure' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'ensure' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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