ensure
/ɪnˈʃʊə(r)/verb
उच्चारण इन्शुअर
सुनिश्चित करना
Core word
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to make sure that something happens or is definite
सुनिश्चित करना
- Ensure that you reach on time.
- Please ensure that all windows are closed before you leave.
- The school takes steps to ensure that every child is safe.
+ 2 more examples
- Please ensure you carry your admit card to the exam hall.
- Good planning will ensure the event runs smoothly.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
ensure + that-clause
Ensure is most often followed by a that-clause, and that can be left out in speech.
'Ensure' के बाद सबसे अधिक that-clause आता है, और बोलचाल में that हटाया जा सकता है।
- Please ensure that the doors are locked.
- The teacher ensured everyone had a seat.
ensure + noun
It can take a noun as its object, with the sense of making a result certain.
यह noun को object के रूप में ले सकता है, जिसका अर्थ किसी परिणाम को निश्चित करना है।
- Regular practice ensures success.
- The law ensures equality before the court.
ensure + somebody + something
Ensure can take a person and a thing: to guarantee someone something.
'Ensure' एक व्यक्ति और एक वस्तु ले सकता है: किसी को कुछ सुनिश्चित करना।
- This degree will ensure you a good job.
ensure vs. insure vs. assure
Ensure means make certain; insure means cover with insurance; assure means promise or remove doubt in a person's mind.
Ensure का अर्थ पक्का करना है; insure का अर्थ बीमा कराना; assure का अर्थ किसी को आश्वस्त करना।
- Insure your house, ensure the gas is off, and assure your family you are safe.
+Collocations 4
ensure + noun
safetysuccessqualityfairnesscompliancesurvival
- Strict checks ensure the safety of passengers.
adverb + ensure
carefullyfullyfirmlyalwaysproperly
- Always ensure that you have your admit card.
ensure + that
that everyonethat all rulesthat the doorsthat no one
- The officer ensured that no one entered without a pass.
be + ensured
be ensured bybe ensured throughcannot be ensured
- Quality is ensured through regular inspection.
“More examples 5
- The invigilator ensured that no candidate carried a mobile phone.
पर्यवेक्षक ने सुनिश्चित किया कि कोई भी परीक्षार्थी मोबाइल फ़ोन न ले जाए।
- Radhika used a timer to ensure she finished the paper on time.
राधिका ने पेपर समय पर पूरा करने के लिए टाइमर का प्रयोग किया।
- Good drainage ensures that the school ground stays dry in the monsoon.
अच्छी जल-निकासी यह सुनिश्चित करती है कि मानसून में विद्यालय का मैदान सूखा रहे।
- The Constitution ensures every citizen the right to education.
संविधान प्रत्येक नागरिक को शिक्षा का अधिकार सुनिश्चित करता है।
- Hard work does not ensure victory, but it improves your chances.
कठिन परिश्रम विजय की गारंटी नहीं देता, पर आपकी संभावनाएँ बढ़ाता है।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ Please ensure to lock the door.
✓ Please ensure that the door is locked.
Ensure is not followed by a to-infinitive; use a that-clause, or use make sure to.
'Ensure' के बाद to-infinitive नहीं आता; that-clause लगाएँ, या 'make sure to' प्रयोग करें।
✗ I ensure you that the work will be done.
✓ I assure you that the work will be done.
To give a person confidence, use assure, not ensure.
किसी व्यक्ति को विश्वास दिलाने के लिए 'assure' आता है, 'ensure' नहीं।
✗ He ensured his car against theft.
✓ He insured his car against theft.
Taking out insurance is insure, not ensure.
बीमा कराने के लिए 'insure' आता है, 'ensure' नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
The three verbs sound alike and are mixed up in error-spotting questions.
तीनों क्रियाएँ सुनने में एक जैसी हैं और error-spotting प्रश्नों में अक्सर उलझाती हैं।
To make certain that something happens.
यह पक्का करना कि कुछ घटित हो।
- Ensure that the lights are off.
To protect with insurance against loss or damage.
हानि या क्षति के विरुद्ध बीमा द्वारा सुरक्षित करना।
- She insured her shop against fire.
To tell somebody confidently that something is true, or to remove their doubt.
किसी को विश्वास के साथ बताना कि बात सच है, या उसका संदेह दूर करना।
- I assure you the train is on time.
?Which word?
Keep apart, asked very often: ensure (make certain), insure (protect with insurance) and assure (tell somebody confidently to remove doubt: 'I assure you').
इन्हें अलग रखिए, यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: ensure (सुनिश्चित करना), insure (बीमा कराना) और assure (संदेह दूर करने के लिए विश्वास से कहना, आश्वस्त करना: 'I assure you')।