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ensure vs assure
what is the differences between assure and ensure ? can you give an example ?
Aug 11, 2016 11:19 AM
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Ensure - to be certain
Assure - to provide certainty, to make things calm, to reiterate
Insure - to put an object/person under insurance
"Ensure/Be sure that you bring your books tomorrow."
"He assured me that everything would be ok."
"I had to insure my car."
August 11, 2016
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Assure is a transitive verb meaning to inform positively to remove doubt. For example,
The attendant assured us the flight was on schedule.
I assure you nothing is wrong.
Your kindness assured me of your devotion.
In most senses, we assure people that their concerns are being addressed
Ensure is a transitive verb meaning to make certain or guarantee. To ensure is to make sure that something will (or won’t) happen or be the case. For example,
The sunscreen I applied ensures that I will not burn.
You must take the proper precautions to ensure your privacy.
To ensure that we don’t run out again, I ordered more food.
What makes ensure different from the other words is that we only ensure events or states of being; we don’t ensure things
August 14, 2016
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