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• make certain — index ascertain, assure (give confidence to), assure (insure), certify (attest), document, ensure, find …   Law dictionary

• make certain — to take action in order to be sure that something happens or to be sure that it is true make certain (that): You should call to make absolutely certain everything is in order …   English dictionary

• make\ certain — v. phr. To see about something yourself; look at to be sure. Father makes sure that all the lights are off before he goes to bed. Mary thought she had time to get to school but she ran all the way just to make sure. Before you write your report… …   Словарь американских идиом

• make certain — take action to ensure that something happens. ↘establish whether something is definitely correct. → certain …   English new terms dictionary

• make certain (of) — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. make sure of, check into, find out, investigate; see examine 1 , guarantee 1 …   English dictionary for students

• to make certain — • make sure • to make certain to ensure; to check or verify (also means to cause or make smth inevitable) …   Idioms and examples

• make certain — certify, validate, check out …   English contemporary dictionary

• make sure — • make sure • to make certain to ensure; to check or verify (also means to cause or make smth inevitable) …   Idioms and examples

• make sure — that all the doors are locked Syn: check, confirm, make certain, ensure, assure; verify, corroborate, substantiate …   Thesaurus of popular words

• make sure — make certain, verify …   English contemporary dictionary

• certain — cer|tain1 W1S1 [ˈsə:tn US ˈsə:r ] adj [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: Vulgar Latin certanus, from Latin certus decided, certain , from cernere to sift, decide ] 1.) [not before noun] confident and sure, without any doubts = ↑sure certain… …   Dictionary of contemporary English