Meaning

2 senses
  1. (intransitive)To make sure or certain of something (usually some future event or condition).

    I use an alarm clock to ensure that I get up on time.

    sicherstellen, gewährleisten

    удостове́ритьсяudostovéritʹsja, убеди́тьсяubedítʹsja, страхова́тьсяstraxovátʹsja

    забезпе́чуватиzabezpéčuvaty, забезпе́читиzabezpéčyty, гарантува́тиharantuváty

    make certain of

  2. (obsolete, transitive)To make a pledge to (someone); to promise, guarantee (someone of something); to assure.

Examples

200 sentences
  1. We'll do everything we can to ensure that this doesn't happen again.

  2. Nobody can ensure that.

  3. Learning with native speakers ensures exposure to real-world language usage.

  4. Tom promised to do everything within his power to ensure that this kind of thing wouldn't happen again.

  5. Algeria is trying to ensure regional stability.

    Алжир намагається забезпечити регіональну стабільність. — deniko

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
make sure or certain:
Русский
By meaning 1
make sure or certain:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
make sure or certain:

Origin

From Middle English ensuren, from Anglo-Norman enseurer, from Old French seur (“sure”). Do

From Middle English ensuren, from Anglo-Norman enseurer, from Old French seur (“sure”). Doublet of insure.

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Forms

ensures, ensuring, ensured, ensured
Base formensure · to ensure
3rd person singularensures
Present participleensuring
Past simpleensured
Past participleensured

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyensure
he, she, itensures

Past simpleLesson

all personsensured

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave ensured
he, she, ithas ensured

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill ensure

Synonyms

9 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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