make certain

make certain
make certain see under ↑make1
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Main Entry: ↑certain

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make certain phrase
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.

Thesaurus: to become more definite, or to make something more definitesynonym
Main entry: certain

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[with clause] take action to ensure that something happens or is the case

I made certain that our paths would never cross again

■ establish whether something is definitely correct or true

he probably knew her, but it didn't do any harm to make certain

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make certain
: to do something or find out something so that you have no doubt about whether something is true, correct, will happen, etc.

Make certain (that) you lock the door when you leave. = Make certain to lock the door when you leave.

We must make certain [=make sure] this doesn't happen again.

She made certain she thanked each of them for coming.

— sometimes + of

Make certain of your flight times [=be sure that you definitely know your flight times] before you leave for the airport.

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Main Entry: ↑certain

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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