make sure

English

Verb

make sure (third-person singular simple present makes sure, present participle making sure, simple past and past participle made sure)

1. To ensure; to take care that something happens.

   When you leave, make sure you have locked the door behind you.

   I'm going to make sure that I get to the interview on time.

2. (obsolete) To betroth.
   • Cotgrave

     she that's made sure to him she loves not well

Translations

to verify; to recheck; to use extra care or caution

• Dutch: zorgen (nl), opletten (nl)
• Estonian: veenduma, kindlustama
• Finnish: varmistaa (fi)
• French: s’assurer (fr)
• German: sicherstellen (de), sichergehen
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: assicurarsi, accertarsi (it), sincerarsi, verificare (it)
• Manx: shickyree
• Russian: удостове́риться (ru) (udostovéritʹsja)
• Spanish: asegurarse de, cerciorarse (es)
• Swedish: se till (sv), säkerställa (sv)