Insure — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

make certain of

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪnʃˈʊɹ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪnʃˈʊəɹ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪnʃˈʊəɹ/

2 syllables Say it as /ɪnʃˈʊɹ/.

Examples

He verified that the valves were closed
See that the curtains are closed
control the quality of the product

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

guarantee control see ascertain check ensure cover see to it assure underwrite secure

Parts of Speech

verb	be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something “He verified that the valves were closed”
verb	make certain of “This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement for us”
verb	protect by insurance “The insurance won't cover this”
verb	take out insurance for

Word Forms

check	noun	additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct
guarantee	noun	an unconditional commitment that something will happen or that something is true
coverage	noun	the total amount and type of insurance carried
insurer	noun	a financial institution that sells insurance
insurance	noun	promise of reimbursement in the case of loss; paid to people or companies so concerned about hazards that they have made prepayments to an insurance company
underwriter	noun	an agent who sells insurance

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

versichern

seien Sie vorsichtig oder sicher, etwas zu tun; für etwas sorgen

🇫🇷French

assurer

être prudent ou certain de faire quelque chose ; s'assurer de quelque chose

🇪🇸Spanish

asegurar

tenga cuidado o esté seguro de hacer algo; estar seguro de algo

🇮🇹Italian

assicurare

essere attento o certo di fare qualcosa; accertarsi di qualcosa

🇳🇱Dutch

verzekeren

wees voorzichtig of zeker dat u iets doet; iets zeker maken

🇵🇹Portuguese

segurar

tenha cuidado ou certeza de fazer algo; ter certeza de algo

🇷🇺Russian

страховать

быть осторожным или обязательно что-то сделать; убедиться в чем-то

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ठीक कर लेना

कुछ करने के लिए सावधान या निश्चित रहें; किसी बात को निश्चित करना

🇧🇩Bengali

বীমা করা

কিছু করতে সতর্ক বা নিশ্চিত হন; কিছু নিশ্চিত করা

🇮🇳Tamil

காப்பீடு

கவனமாக இருங்கள் அல்லது ஏதாவது செய்ய உறுதியாக இருங்கள்; எதையாவது உறுதி செய்யுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

భీమా చేయండి

జాగ్రత్తగా ఉండండి లేదా ఏదైనా చేయడానికి ఖచ్చితంగా ఉండండి; ఏదో ఒకటి నిర్ధారించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

विमा

सावध रहा किंवा काहीतरी करण्यासाठी निश्चित; काहीतरी निश्चित करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

વીમો

કંઈક કરવા માટે સાવચેત અથવા ચોક્કસ રહો; કંઈક નિશ્ચિત કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಮೆ ಮಾಡಿ

ಜಾಗರೂಕರಾಗಿರಿ ಅಥವಾ ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ಮಾಡಲು ಖಚಿತವಾಗಿರಿ; ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ಖಚಿತವಾಗಿ ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഇൻഷ്വർ ചെയ്യുക

ശ്രദ്ധാലുക്കളായിരിക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ എന്തെങ്കിലും ചെയ്യാൻ ഉറപ്പിക്കുക; എന്തെങ്കിലും ഉറപ്പിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੀਮਾ

ਕੁਝ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਸਾਵਧਾਨ ਜਾਂ ਨਿਸ਼ਚਤ ਰਹੋ; ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਨੂੰ ਯਕੀਨੀ ਬਣਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

بیمہ کرو

محتاط رہیں یا کچھ کرنے کا یقین رکھیں۔ کسی چیز کو یقینی بنائیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

保证

小心或肯定做某事；确定某事

🇯🇵Japanese

保険をかける

何かをするために注意して、または確実に行うこと。何かを確信する

🇰🇷Korean

안전하게 하다

조심하거나 무언가를 확실히 하십시오; 뭔가를 확신하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bảo hiểm

hãy cẩn thận hoặc chắc chắn để làm điều gì đó; chắc chắn về điều gì đó

🇹🇭Thai

ประกัน

ระมัดระวังหรือแน่ใจว่าจะทำอะไรบางอย่าง ทำให้แน่ใจในบางสิ่งบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

memastikan

berhati-hati atau yakin untuk melakukan sesuatu; memastikan sesuatu

🇲🇾Malay

menginsuranskan

berhati-hati atau pasti untuk melakukan sesuatu; memastikan sesuatu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تأمين

كن حذرا أو متأكدا من القيام بشيء ما؛ تأكد من شيء ما

🇮🇷Persian

بیمه کنند

مراقب یا مطمئن بودن برای انجام کاری؛ از چیزی مطمئن شدن

🇹🇷Turkish

sigortalamak

bir şeyi yaparken dikkatli olun veya emin olun; bir şeyden emin olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַבטִיחַ

להיות זהיר או בטוח לעשות משהו; לוודא במשהו

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