What is the definition of the word "ensure"?

Answer 1

1. to secure or guarantee: This letter will ensure you a hearing.
2. to make sure or certain: measures to ensure the success of an undertaking.
3. to make secure or safe, as from harm

Answer 2

It means to protect or make safe. This is where the word insurance comes from.
Life insurance, medical insurance, etc. are there so that we have a safety net if and when something unexpected or unpleasant occurs. We are insured.

Answer 3

It is the name of a nutritional supplement.

Answer 4

According to Wikionary: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ensure
"To make sure or certain of something (usually some future event or condition).

Transitive Verb
to ensure (third-person singular simple present ensures, present participle ensuring, simple past ensured, past participle ensured)

Infinitive to ensure
Third person singular: ensures
Simple past: ensured
Past participle: ensured
Present participle: ensuring"

As in the word Insurance.

The vitamin enriched drink Ensure is designed to ensure the health of elderly people.

according to: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/ensure
"[Middle English ensuren, from Anglo-Norman enseurer : Old French en-, causative pref.; see en-1 + Old French seur, secure, variant of sur; see sure.]

Thesaurus
Verb 1. ensure - make certain of; "This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement for us"; "Preparation will guarantee success!"
assure, guarantee, insure, secure
guarantee, vouch - give surety or assume responsibility; "I vouch for the quality of my products"
doom - make certain of the failure or destruction of; "This decision will doom me to lose my position"
make - assure the success of; "A good review by this critic will make your play!"
2. ensure - be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product"
insure, see to it, ascertain, check, assure, control, see
proofread, proof - read for errors; "I should proofread my manuscripts"
check off, tick off, mark off, tick, check, mark - put a check mark on or next to; "Please check each name on the list"; "tick off the items"
control - verify by using a duplicate register for comparison; "control an account"
check - verify by consulting a source or authority; "check the spelling of this word"; "check your facts"
double-check - check once more to be absolutely sure
cross-check - check out conflicting sources; crosscheck facts, for example
cinch - make sure of
card - ask someone for identification to determine whether he or she is old enough to consume liquor; "I was carded when I tried to buy a beer!"
spot-check - pick out random samples for examination in order to ensure high quality
verify - confirm the truth of; "Please verify that the doors are closed"; "verify a claim"
ascertain, find out, learn, watch, determine, see, check - find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort; "I want to see whether she speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "find out if he speaks Russian"; "Check whether the train leaves on time"
cover - maintain a check on; especially by patrolling; "The second officer covered the top floor"
verify, control - verify or regulate by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard, of scientific experiments; "Are you controlling for the temperature?" "

Answer 5

a virtual guarantee

Answer 6

"Websters Dictionary" is what you should say when asked what you want for Christmas!

Answer 7

-to make sure that something will happen
-to protect something or somebody

Answer 8

to make sure of

Answer 9

to make certain