ensure
pronunciation
How to pronounce ensure in British English:
UK [ɪnˈʃʊə(r)]
How to pronounce ensure in American English:
US [ɪnˈʃʊr]
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- Verb:
- make certain of
- be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
Word Origin
- ensure
- ensure: see insure
- ensure (v.)
- late 14c., from Anglo-French enseurer, from en- "make" (see en- (1)) + Old French seur "sure" (see sure); probably influenced by Old French asseurer "assure." Compare insure. Related: Ensured; ensures; ensuring.
Example
- 1. Please ensure you have read the terms and conditions .
- 2. But this doesn 't ensure job security for doctors .
- 3. Tenure was meant to ensure academic freedom , not protect academics from financial wheeler-dealing .
- 4. The question is whether the government can pass laws to ensure that .
- 5. And ensure I didn 't forget anything important .