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# ensure

verb (ensure, ensures, ensured, ensuring)

«ensure» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To ensure means to make certain that something happens or is true: "please ensure the door is locked". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ensure/#m1)
2. (formal) Ensure is common in instructions and exam papers: "ensure your name is on every page". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ensure/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science experiments you ensure a fair test by keeping things the same. In safety rules, "ensure your seatbelt is fastened". In formal exam language, "ensure" is a stiff way of saying "make sure". Phrases: ensure that, ensure safety, ensure success.

### Examples

- Please ensure you have a pencil and a ruler. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ensure/#x1)
- Ensure your name is written at the top of the paper. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ensure/#x2)
- We washed our hands to ensure they were clean. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ensure/#x3)
- The lifeguard ensures that everyone is safe. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ensure/#x4)
- Hard practice ensured our team's win. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ensure/#x5)
- Ensure that the lid is on tight before shaking. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ensure/#x6)
- Check your answer to ensure it makes sense. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ensure/#x7)
- The best intentions will not always ensure success. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ensure/#x8)

### Note

Formal; everyday: make sure. Do not confuse ensure (make certain) with insure (pay for insurance against loss) or assure (tell someone firmly so they stop worrying). Past: ensured.

## In Jewish tradition

In science experiments you ensure a fair test by keeping things the same. In safety rules, "ensure your seatbelt is fastened". In formal exam language, "ensure" is a stiff way of saying "make sure". Phrases: ensure that, ensure safety, ensure success.

### Examples

- + Keep it legal Whatever your use, remember that you are responsible for ensuring that what you are doing is legal. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/ensure/#x1)

### Note

Formal; everyday: make sure. Do not confuse ensure (make certain) with insure (pay for insurance against loss) or assure (tell someone firmly so they stop worrying). Past: ensured.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «ensure» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/ensure/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«ensure» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ensure.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «ensure» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/ensure/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«ensure» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/ensure.html) on Mova free.