to assure

Examples

• All

• Mr. Loew, can you assure the public that you will find the murderer before he strikes again?

  The Black Dahlia (2006)

• But I want to assure you this is not a repeat of the spring.

• This will all become clear, I assure you, with a few examples.

• But I can assure you it is still a good deal.

• This, I assure you, you will quite like.

• Now, as easy as it looks, let me assure you it is not and was not.

• But I guarantee you, I assure you, this condition is temporary.

• Further, they were also assured that their identities and the personal information provided would remain confidential.

  Academic text (2011)

• The army's response was merely to assure residents that they had nothing to fear from arsenal operations.

  Academic text (1999)

• I assure you that everything will be ready by the deadline.

Synonyms

S

to see

vsto assure

∞ 1.0

To check whether something is true or has happened

emphasizes making certain rather than a simple check

M

to make sure

vsto assure

∞ 1.1

Check or do something so you are sure about it

focuses on guaranteeing an outcome rather than only checking

P

to promise

vsto assure

∞ 1.0

To say you will do something for sure

aims to make something certain rather than merely declaring intent

G

to guarantee

vsto assure

∞ 2.8

To promise that something will happen or work

focuses on making something certain rather than only promising

E

to ensure

vsto assure

910 2.8

Make sure that something happens or is true

is the same idea expressed in a general form

S

to secure

vsto assure

324 3.9

To get something you need or want after effort

focuses on guaranteeing an outcome rather than on obtaining it

P

to pledge

vsto assure

• Formal

166 4.1

To promise seriously or give something as a guarantee

is a general guarantee rather than a solemn formal commitment

S

to see to it

vsto assure

107 3.5

Make sure something gets done

relies on certainty or guarantee rather than doing the work oneself

W

to warrant

vsto assure

24 6.5

To promise that something is true or will work as promised

is less formal and often not a formal guarantee

I

to insure

vsto assure

• Formal

16 3.0

To make sure something happens

is identical in meaning and does not differ in use

How Certain

guarantee

• Formal

293 2.7

to assure

198 3.5

to ensure

910 2.8

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology