Make Sure

Definition: Make Sure

Make Sure

Verb

1. Make a point of doing something; act purposefully and intentionally.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Synonym: Make Sure

Belief

Count upon, depend upon, calculate upon, pin one's faith upon, reckon upon, lean upon, build upon, rely upon, rest upon; lay one's account for; make sure of.

Certainty

Render certain; Adjective: insure, ensure, assure; clinch, make sure; determine, decide, set at rest, " make assurance double sure "; know; (believe).

Inquiry

Examine, study, consider, calculate; dip into, dive into, delve into, go deep into; make sure of, probe, sound, fathom; probe to the bottom, probe to the quick; scrutinize, analyze, anatomize, dissect, parse, resolve, sift, winnow; view in all its phases, try in all its phases; thresh out.

Preparation

Guard against, make sure against; forearm, make sure, prepare for the evil day, have a rod in pickle, provide against a rainy day, feather one's nest; lay in provisions; make investments; keep on foot.

Stability

Settle, establish, stablish, ascertain, fix, set, stabilitate; retain, keep hold; make good, make sure; fasten; (join); set on its legs, float; perpetuate.

Taking

Get hold of, lay hold of, take hold of, catch hold of, lay fast hold of, take firm hold of; lay by the heels, take prisoner; fasten upon, grip, grapple, embrace, gripe, clasp, grab, clutch, collar, throttle, take by the throat, claw, clinch, clench, make sure of.

Crosswords: Make Sure

If you want to shake hands with the devil, that's fine with me. I'll just make sure that you do it in hell (Mission: Impossible; writing credit: Bruce Geller; David Koepp)

You want to shake hands with the devil, that's fine with me. I just want to make sure that you do it in hell (Mission: Impossible; writing credit: David Koepp and Robert Towne. Based on the television series)

Make sure the body doesn't wash up on shore (In the Line of Fire; writing credit: Jeff Maguire)

Okay, hang on, I'm on the phone with the distribution house now, lemme make sure we got it. What was it called again (Clerks.; writing credit: Kevin Smith)

Check it. Make sure it's the right thing (Léon; writing credit: Luc Besson)

Now when you do it, do it well and make sure that it counts (O.P.P.; performing artist: Naughty By Nature)

To make sure we're alive (Too Bad; performing artist: Nickelback)

You better make sure you put me in my place (HIT ME WITH YOUR BEST SHOT; performing artist: Pat Benatar)

Make sure you are smiling and warm (Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover; performing artist: Sophie B. Hawkins)

When you are arguing with an idiot, make sure the other person isn't doing the same thing. (references; author: unknown)

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Books

• How to Make Sure Your Baby Is Well and Stays That Way: The First Guide to over Four Hundred Medical Tests and Treatments You Can Do at Home to Check (reference)

• Managing to Get the Job Done : How to Make Sure Your Employees Are Ready, Willing, and Able to Succeed (reference)

• Picked The Right Stock? Make Sure You Pick The Right Option [DOWNLOAD: PDF] (reference)

• Salaries: Make Sure You Get What You Pay For (HBR OnPoint Collection) [DOWNLOAD: PDF] (reference)

• The Financial Problem Solver: How to Make Sure You Decide Where Your Money Goes (reference)

  (more book examples)

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Staff Sgt. Brian Smith checks film to make sure it wasn't scratched during processing. Smith's unit, the 9th Intelligence Squadron (Deployed) recently arrived at Ahmed Al-Jaber Air Base in Southwest Asia. (P.; photo by Staff Sgt. James Rush)..

For a better life : Carry the card and make sure your relatives know. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

Make sure you get Medicare! : vote NDP, the planning party. Credit: Library of Congress.

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We must make sure that its work is fruitful, that it is a reality and not a sham, that it is a force for action, and not merely a frothing of words, that it is a true temple of peace in which the shields of many nations can some day be hung up, and not merely a cockpit in a Tower of Babel. ("Iron Curtain" Speech)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

They sent two ambassadors, to make sure that their invitation to me, to be their new King, should reach me.

We must make sure of the newcomers

He ran his finger up and down to make sure that the rings and wire were flush with the wall

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Health

Make sure all vegetables are cookedavoid salads. (references)

Drink slowly and make sure drinks are at room temperature. (references)

List the most important ones first to make sure that they are addressed. (references)

Business

Exporters must make sure that their German importer is licensed under the DSD Green Dot System. (references)

Most importantly, American companies need to establish a presence in country and make sure to establish a wide network of contacts. (references)

It may be possible to find a good local agent who can cover the West Bank and/or Gaza but it is best to make sure this is possible before finalizing any agreement. (references)

Economic History

Indonesia

The value of a local representative in this case is to make sure the outcome is favorable to his/her client, not the reverse. (references)

Panama

Attorneys are frequently used to prepare major bids to make sure that paperwork and other requirements are properly completed. (references)

China

Any American investor investing in China should make sure that expropriation and arbitration are covered in the terms of the contract. (references)

Trade

Vietnam

U.S. exporters should make sure that Vietnamese banks opening L/C's are located in Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City. (references)

Germany

U.S. suppliers are well advised to do their homework thoroughly and make sure they know precisely which standards apply to their product, and that they obtain timely testing and certification. (references)

Travel

Ukraine

Prior to travel, make sure proper immunizations are up-to-date. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "make sure": make sure of ♦ make sure of smth. ♦ make sure that ♦ make sure to do ♦ To make sure. Additional references.

Albanian

bindem (answer, bend, comply, follow, obey). (various references)

Arabic 

‏تعين (behove, establishing, posting, staffing, want), ‏تأكد (make certain, sureness). (various references)

Bulgarian 

уверявам се че, убеждавам се че, проверявам че. (various references)

Czech

zajistit (assure, detain, ensure, make certain, pot, provide, safeguard, secure, vindicate), ujistit se (make certain of), přesvìdèit se (check, make certain), být si jist (rest assured). (various references)

Danish

en metode til at undersoege,hvad der sker inde i en roerledning gaar ud paa i graensefladen at indsaette en solid skilleplade,som slutter taet nok i roeret til,at man kan vaere sikker paa,at den foeres af sted med samme hastighed som olien;saadanne skrabe (fitting closely enough in the pipe to make sure that it will be pushed along at the same as the oil;such devices are known as batching pigs, one way checking what is going on in a pipeline is to insert some solid separator at the interface). (various references)

Dutch

een manier om te controleren wat zich in een pijpleiding afspeseelt is het inbrengen op het contactvlak van een massieve separator,die een zodanige passing in de pijp heeft dat hij met dezelfde s nelheid als de olie wordt voortbewogen;dergelijke hulpmidde (fitting closely enough in the pipe to make sure that it will be pushed along at the same as the oil;such devices are known as batching pigs, one way checking what is going on in a pipeline is to insert some solid separator at the interface). (various references)

Finnish

varmistautua jostakin. (various references)

French

voir � , s'assurer (make certain), arriver � comprendre. (various references)

German

sich vergewissern (to make sure). (various references)

Greek 

συγουρεύομαι, βεβαιώνομαι (ensure). (various references)

Hebrew 

לו�"א (ascertain, authenticate, certify, check up on, confirm, ensure, make certain, verify), לשרין (armour, reserve, secure), ל�"בטיח (assure, avow, give one's word, make certain, promise, reassure, reserve, vouch). (various references)

Hungarian

megbizonyosodik (make certain), bebiztosít (to hedge). (various references)

Italian

preoccupare (be troubled, concern, exercise, trouble, worry), curare (attend, curarize, cure, doctor, edit, follow a treatment, heal, look after of, medicate, nurse, nursing, take care, tend to, treat), assicurare (affirm, assure, belay, ensure, fasten, fasten oneself, fix, guarantee, indemnify, insure, insure oneself, register, save, secure, take out an insurance, underwrite). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

聞き糺す (to ascertain, to confirm, to make sure of, to verify), 駄目�'押す (to make sure), 見澄ます (to make sure, to observe carefully), 見据える (to gaze at, to make sure of), 見極める (to make sure of, to probe, to see through), 見定める (to ascertain, to confirm, to grasp, to make sure of), 見届ける (to ascertain, to assure oneself of, to make sure of, to see with one's own eyes), 真偽�'確かめる (to make sure of the truth), 突き止める (to ascertain, to find out, to locate, to make sure), 未届ける (to ascertain, to assure oneself of, to make sure of, to see with one's own eyes), よい旅行�' (even if, even though, frequently, if, in order to, Nice to see you!, often, so that, to be sure to, to come to be that, to make sure to, to reach the point that, to try to, Welcome!), 念�'押す (to call attention to, to emphasize, to make sure of). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

ききた� す (to ascertain, to confirm, to draw, to make sure of, to verify), し�"ぎ�'たしかめる (to make sure of the truth), ね�"�'おす (to call attention to, to emphasize, to make sure of), つきとめる (to ascertain, to find out, to locate, to make sure), ようにする (to be sure to, to make sure to, to try to), みすます (to make sure, to observe carefully), みすえる (to gaze at, to make sure of), みきわめる (to make sure of, to probe, to see through), みさ� める (to ascertain, to confirm, to grasp, to make sure of), みとどける (to ascertain, to assure oneself of, to make sure of, to see with one's own eyes), � め�'おす (to make sure). (various references)

Manx

shickyraghey (affirm, affirmation, assure, certify, certifying, convince, ensure, ratification, ratify, ratifying, secure, verify, vouch), firrinaghey (authenticate, authentication, confirm, confirmation, verification, verify). (various references)

Pig Latin

akemay uresay.(various references)

Portuguese

ter a certeza de. (various references)

Russian 

убеждаться (make certain), убедиться (make certain). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

uveriti se. (various references)

Spanish

verificar (carry out, check, check out, demonstrate, establish, make sure of, prove, synchronize, verify), convencerse (be sold on, talk into), cerciorarse (ascertain). (various references)

Swedish

förvissa sig om (ascertain, make sure of). (various references)

Turkish

unutmamak (keep in mind, not to forget, retain), temin etmek (assure, cater, cater for, insure, procure, promise, provide, provide with, supply, warrant), sağlama bağlamak (anchor, clinch, secure), sağlama almak (assure, batten, ensure, entrench, insure, intrench, play it safe, secure, skid, underwrite), emin olmak (be certain of, be positive about smth., be sure, feel certain, know for certain, make certain, make certain of), bakmak (answer, attend, behold, care for, concern oneself, consider, consult, deem, do for, face, feed, fend for, find, Foster, front, front on to, give a look, groom, have a frontage on, have a look-see, keep, look, look after, look at, look on, look out, look through, look upon, maintain, nurse, overlook, put out to nurse, refer, regard, scan, see, see to, set eyes on, sight, sit in, suckle, superintend, supervise, support, survey, take a gander, take a look, take a look at, tend, turn up, view, wait on, wait upon, watch). (various references)

Ukrainian

бути упевненим (be sure, bield). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: measure, remakes.

-2 letters: ameers, amuser, eureka, kermes, makers, masker, rakees, ramees, remake, reseau, resume, seamer, urease.

-3 letters: akees, ameer, amuse, arums, asker, aures, emeus, erase, eskar, esker, kames, maker, makes, mares, marks, marse, maser, meres, merks, muras, mures, murks, muser, rakee, rakes, ramee, ramus, reams, reeks, reuse, saker, samek, saree, serum, smear, smeek.

+3 letters: supermarket.

+4 letters: lukewarmness, supermarkets.

+5 letters: troublemakers.