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When to use Ensure and When to use Insure
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When to use Ensure To ensure, someone is to guarantee something will happen. It’s a promise of a future result. You may substitute the word “guarantee” to ensure you are using this word correctly in your writing. I brush and floss my teeth every night to ensure my gums will stay healthy. A bouquet of roses will ensure that your wife knows you were thinking about her this Valentine’s Day. Rob ensured his online safety by changing his password. Regular oil changes and maintenance ensure your car will last over 200,000 miles. Kelly made flashcards to ensure she would make a good grade on her exam. Notice, some of the objects of “ensure” in these sentences are a little abstract. However, they are all the future result of something in the present. When to use Insure To insure someone is to cover it with an insurance policy. The shared “in” beginning can help you remember. It was hard to find someone who could insure my boat. In the Midwest,...
Uses of the words insure, ensure and assure.
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To “assure” a person of entity is to make him or her confident of it. According to corresponding Press style, to “ensure” that something happens is to make certain that it does, and to “ insure ” is to issue an insurance policy. Other authorities, however, consider “ensure” and “insure” interchangeable. To please conservatives, make the distinction. However, it is worth noting that in older usage these spellings were not clearly distinguished. European “life assurance” farms take the position that all policy-holders are mortal and someone will definitely collect, thus assuring heirs of some income. American companies tend to go with “insurance” for coverage of life as well as of fire, theft, etc.