What does ensure mean?
Ensure means (intransitive) To make sure or certain of something (usually some future event or condition)..
Ensure
/ɪnˈʃɔː(ɹ)/ · verb
Meaning
(intransitive) To make sure or certain of something (usually some future event or condition)..
Definitions by Sense
- (intransitive) To make sure or certain of something (usually some future event or condition).
- (transitive, obsolete) To make a pledge to (someone); to promise, guarantee (someone of something); to assure.
Example Sentences
I use an alarm clock to ensure that I get up on time.
British journalists shun complete respectability, feeling a duty to be ready to savage the mighty, or rummage through their bins. Elsewhere in Europe, government contracts and subsidies ensure that press barons will only defy the mighty so far.
Thenne he cryed hym mercy and sayd Faire knyght for goddes loue slee me not / and I shall ensure the neuer werre ageynst thy lady / but be alwey toward her / Thenne Bors lete hym be
Synonyms for ensure
Antonyms for ensure
Related Words
Word Forms
- ensures
- ensuring
- ensured
Usage Notes
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a synonym for ensure?
Common synonyms include ascertain, control, assure, secure.
What is the opposite of ensure?
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
How do you use ensure in a sentence?
I use an alarm clock to ensure that I get up on time.
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