USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -To ensure something is to make sure it happens-to guarantee it. To insure something or someone is to cover it with an insurance policy.

Detailed explanation-2: -Despite sounding alike, the words are not interchangeable. “To assure” means to promise or say with confidence. “To ensure” means to make certain. “To insure” means to protect against risk by regularly paying an insurance company.

Detailed explanation-3: -There’s no difference in meaning between make sure and ensure, it’s just that ensure is more formal. When speaking, we typically use make sure. If writing a more formal article or business text, we would use ensure. Please make sure we have enough copies of the report for everyone in the meeting.

Detailed explanation-4: -Remember: Use “insures” when referring to the specific idea of protection that has a policy attached, and use “ensures” when referring to actions done to guarantee a specific outcome. For example: “To ensure I don’t have to pay additional fees, I decided to insure my trip.”

Detailed explanation-5: -This policy will insure your car against theft. She had difficulty finding a company that would insure her. They take great care to insure the safety and security of their home. We hope that careful planning will insure success.