make sure

Verify without doubt

Make sure means to verify or confirm that something is true or has been done: Make sure you locked the door.

It also means to take action so that something will definitely happen: I'll make sure she gets the message.

The phrase implies checking or guaranteeing—eliminating doubt or ensuring a result.

verification

confirm

Validate as true

check · validate · ascertain · authenticate · corroborate · substantiate · prove · establish · determine · demonstrate

assurance

guarantee

Formal promise of fulfillment

promise · pledge · secure · safeguard · warrant · vouch · attest · swear · commit · convince

caution

careful

Exercising caution and attention

avoid · watch · mind · remember · alert · warn · prepare · ready · anticipate · foresee

Opposites
certainty and verification

make sureassume

Accept as true

take for granted · presume · leave to chance · suppose · guess

attentiveness to detail

make sureneglect

Failure to provide care

overlook · ignore · disregard · let slide · cut corners

epistemic stance

make surehope

Desire for good outcomes

wish · assume · pray · take a chance · gamble

Family

make, sure, made, surely, maker, making, ensure, assure, makes

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G