ensure

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- \in-ˈshu̇r\
- /ɪnˈʃʊə(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- \in-ˈshu̇r\

Definitions of ensure word

noun ensure Make certain that (something) shall occur or be the case. 1
verb ensure To ensure something, or to ensure that something happens, means to make certain that it happens. 0
verb ensure to make certain or sure; guarantee 0
verb ensure to make safe or secure; protect 0
verb transitive ensure to make sure or certain; guarantee; secure 0
verb transitive ensure to make safe; protect 0

See all 7 definitions of ensure

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Parts of speech for Ensure

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Ensure

ensure popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for ensure

verb ensure

make sure — free from doubt as to the reliability, character, action, etc., of something: to be sure of one's data.
safeguard — something that serves as a protection or defense or that ensures safety.
guarantee — a promise or assurance, especially one in writing, that something is of specified quality, content, benefit, etc., or that it will perform satisfactorily for a given length of time: a money-back guarantee.
confirm — If something confirms what you believe, suspect, or fear, it shows that it is definitely true.
certify — If someone in an official position certifies something, they officially state that it is true.

All 21 Synonyms of ensure

Antonyms for ensure

verb ensure

endanger — Put (someone or something) at risk or in danger.
harm — a U.S. air-to-surface missile designed to detect and destroy radar sites by homing on their emissions.
hurt — to cause bodily injury to; injure: He was badly hurt in the accident.
injure — to do or cause harm of any kind to; damage; hurt; impair: to injure one's hand.
contradict — If you contradict someone, you say that what they have just said is wrong, or suggest that it is wrong by saying something different.

All 13 Antonyms of ensure

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