ensure B1 Topic:Cause, Change & Process US /ɪnˈʃɔː(ɹ)/ See IPA manual Freq #5251 Meanings 1 verb To make sure that something happens or is the case. I use an alarm clock to ensure that I get up on time. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to make sure that something... secureguarantee Word family Forms ensuredensuresensuring Derived forms ensurer Related forms assureinshoreinsure Common collocations ensure security Verb + noun Etymology AI details From Middle English ensuren, from Anglo-Norman enseurer, from Old French seur (“sure”). Doublet of insure. ensuren Middle English enseurer xno seur Old French View etymology graph -> Topics Cause, Change & Process External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # ensure **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ɪnˈʃɔː(ɹ)/ **Frequency rank:** 5251 ## Meanings 1. To make sure that something happens or is the case. ## Examples - I use an alarm clock to ensure that I get up on time. ## Derived Forms - ensurer ## Related Forms - assure - inshore - insure ## Roots and Affixes - Root: ensuren - Root: enseurer - Root: seur ## Etymology From Middle English ensuren, from Anglo-Norman enseurer, from Old French seur (“sure”). Doublet of insure. ## AI Etymology Ensure comes from Middle English ensuren, from Anglo-Norman enseurer, from Old French seur (“sure”). Doublet of insure. In current use, the main sense is “To make sure that something happens or is the case”. ## Topics - Cause, Change & Process markdown