Guarantee Guaranteed ˌɡærənˈtiː Job I Free Goods Promise

• basic human rights, including freedom of speech, are now guaranteed.
• we cannot guarantee (that) our flights will never be delayed.
• the ticket will guarantee you free entry.
• we guarantee to deliver your goods within a week.

guarantee

1. to promise to do something; to promise something will happen
• Basic human rights, including freedom of speech, are now guaranteed.
• We cannot guarantee (that) our flights will never be delayed.
• The ticket will guarantee you free entry.
• We guarantee to deliver your goods within a week.
2. to give a written promise to replace or repair a product free if it goes wrong
• This iron is guaranteed for a year against faulty workmanship.
3. to make something certain to happen
• Tonight's victory guarantees the team's place in the final.
• These days getting a degree doesn't guarantee you a job.
4. to be certain that something will happen
• You can guarantee (that) the children will start being naughty as soon as they have to go to bed.
5. to agree to be legally responsible for something or for doing something, especially for paying back money that somebody else owes if they cannot pay it back themselves
• to guarantee a bank loan
• to guarantee to pay somebody’s debts
• I guarantee that he will appear in court.
6. to be certain to have a particular result
• If we try to keep it a secret, she's guaranteed to find out.
• That kind of behaviour is guaranteed to make him angry.
• It’s certain that they will agree.
• They are certain to agree.
• There are bound to be changes when the new system is introduced.
• You’ve done so much work—you’re bound to pass the exam.
• She’s sure to be picked for the team.
• It’s sure to rain.
• Is it definite that he’s leaving?
• That kind of behaviour is guaranteed to make him angry.

Extra Examples

• A degree does not automatically guarantee you a job.
• All our electrical goods are fully guaranteed.
• I can absolutely guarantee that you will enjoy the show.
• I personally guarantee total and immediate support in all measures undertaken.
• The complicated electoral system effectively guarantees the president’s re-election.
• The outcome is by no means guaranteed.
• The process of training and qualification does not automatically guarantee you a job.
• His father agreed to guarantee the bank loan.
• The film is virtually guaranteed to do well at the box office.
• These days getting a degree doesn’t guarantee you a job.
• Tonight’s victory guarantees the team’s place in the final.
• You can guarantee that the children will start being naughty as soon as they have to go to bed.

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they guarantee
• he / she / it guarantees
• past simple guaranteed
• past participle guaranteed
• -ing form guaranteeing

Word Origin

• late 17th cent. (in the sense ‘guarantor’): perhaps from Spanish garante, corresponding to French garant, later influenced by French garantie ‘guaranty’.