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assure 【assure】v. 使相信，使确信The man assured himself that the bridge was safe before crossing it.在过桥前那人先确定那座桥是安全的。

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[ə'ʃʊr] 
assureinform positively and with certainty and confidence
If you assure your boss that you’ll finish your project by Tuesday, you are make a promise or commitment to have it done by Tuesday.
The verbs insure and ensure look and sound like assure but they aren't synonyms. There is some overlap in meaning — all of them can mean “to make secure or certain” — but assure is generally used in situations when you are referring to a person: “I assure you that I haven’t forgotten about driving you to the airport” or “He called his mother to assure her that everything will be fine.”
All forms of 'assure' will appear on average once every 48 pages.self-assuranceassuranceassureassuredassuringreassureassuredlyassurednessself-assuredunassuredreassurancereassuredreassuringreassuringlyunreassuring
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  Although these three often  show up at the same party, giving hugs, they're not the same, thank you very  much. To assure is to tell someone  everything's ok, to ensure is to make  certain, and to insure is to protect  financially. Have it straight now? Are you sure? 
To assure is to remove doubt, or confidently tell someone about something. It's generally  followed by an object, so you assure someone.  You can also tell someone to rest assured when you know everything's under control:

"Rest assured that Brazil will have a great World Cup in 2014," Rebelo said. (Washington Post)
  
    I assure you  I meant no harm. (V for Vendetta)
  
    He considered  retirement before doctors assured him he could still fight.  (Newsweek)

Ensure, on the other hand, means to make certain a thing will (or won't) happen:

Aides said the  leaders conferred by telephone to ensure that their speeches, while  different in tone, would not be incompatible. (Reuters)
  
    Roast Brussels  sprout mixture on sheet pan for 12 to 15 minutes, shaking pan about halfway  through to ensure even cooking. (New  York Times)
  
    The "feed kids  first" policy is designed to ensure that parents can eat in  peace. (New York Times)

Finally, use insure when  you need insurance. To insure is to  arrange for financial compensation against the loss of something or against  someone getting hurt or dying. You might insure your health, your Cadillac, your beachside condo, or your stocks and bonds:

Very well then, listen: You know  our house was insured for a good deal of money — fifteen thousand dollars. (Gabrielle Emile)
  Euro-area finance  chiefs meeting tonight also will discuss using the European Financial Stability  Facility to insure bonds of troubled governments. (Business Week)
  
    Remarkably,  younger and healthier individuals in other industrialized countries have long  accepted the mandate to be insured in return for  community-rated premiums and guaranteed issue. (New York Times)

Sometimes people say ensure or insure when they really mean assure, to remove doubt. Bryan Garner points out in Garner's Modern American Usage that the usage has become "ubiquitous." Harrumph! We assure you that there is a difference,  and by reading this you've ensured that you know your homonyms, but alas we can't insure you. It's just not that kind of party.

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Back	【assure】 v. 使相信，使确信 The man assured himself that the bridge was safe before crossing it. 在过桥前那人先确定那座桥是安全的。
Vocab	assureinform positively and with certainty and confidence If you assure your boss that you’ll finish your project by Tuesday, you are make a promise or commitment to have it done by Tuesday. The verbs insure and ensure look and sound like assure but they aren't synonyms. There is some overlap in meaning — all of them can mean “to make secure or certain” — but assure is generally used in situations when you are referring to a person: “I assure you that I haven’t forgotten about driving you to the airport” or “He called his mother to assure her that everything will be fine.” All forms of 'assure' will appear on average once every 48 pages. self-assurance assurance assure assured assuring reassure assuredly assuredness self-assured unassured reassurance reassured reassuring reassuringly unreassuring CHOOSE RIGHT WORDS: ASSURE-ENSURE-INSURE Although these three often show up at the same party, giving hugs, they're not the same, thank you very much. To assure is to tell someone everything's ok, to ensure is to make certain, and to insure is to protect financially. Have it straight now? Are you sure? To assure is to remove doubt, or confidently tell someone about something. It's generally followed by an object, so you assure someone. You can also tell someone to rest assured when you know everything's under control: "Rest assured that Brazil will have a great World Cup in 2014," Rebelo said. (Washington Post) I assure you I meant no harm. (V for Vendetta) He considered retirement before doctors assured him he could still fight. (Newsweek) Ensure, on the other hand, means to make certain a thing will (or won't) happen: Aides said the leaders conferred by telephone to ensure that their speeches, while different in tone, would not be incompatible. (Reuters) Roast Brussels sprout mixture on sheet pan for 12 to 15 minutes, shaking pan about halfway through to ensure even cooking. (New York Times) The "feed kids first" policy is designed to ensure that parents can eat in peace. (New York Times) Finally, use insure when you need insurance. To insure is to arrange for financial compensation against the loss of something or against someone getting hurt or dying. You might insure your health, your Cadillac, your beachside condo, or your stocks and bonds: Very well then, listen: You know our house was insured for a good deal of money — fifteen thousand dollars. (Gabrielle Emile) Euro-area finance chiefs meeting tonight also will discuss using the European Financial Stability Facility to insure bonds of troubled governments. (Business Week) Remarkably, younger and healthier individuals in other industrialized countries have long accepted the mandate to be insured in return for community-rated premiums and guaranteed issue. (New York Times) Sometimes people say ensure or insure when they really mean assure, to remove doubt. Bryan Garner points out in Garner's Modern American Usage that the usage has become "ubiquitous." Harrumph! We assure you that there is a difference, and by reading this you've ensured that you know your homonyms, but alas we can't insure you. It's just not that kind of party.

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