ensure

To make something certain to happen or be true.

• This lock ensures your safety.
• Her careful planning ensured that the event went smoothly.
• Will these changes ensure the company’s survival?

How to use it: ensure something (Regular checks ensure safety.); ensure that… (The extra training ensures that everyone can use the equipment.)

Similar words: guarantee, secure

Common phrases: ensure safety, ensure success, ensure that something, ensure delivery

To check something and take any necessary action to make sure it is correct or happens.

• Please ensure that the door is locked.
• She checked each form to ensure the details were correct.
• We ensured that everyone had enough water before leaving.

How to use it: ensure that… (Please ensure that all windows are closed.)

Similar words: make sure, verify

Common phrases: ensure that something, ensure everything works, ensure correct spelling