MAKE SURE | meaning in the Cambridge English Dictionary

to take special care to do something: Make sure you're home by midnight. Make sure to tell them I said "hi.". MeaningofmakesureinEnglish makesure totakespecialcaretodosomething:Makesureyou’rehomebymidnight.MakesuretotellthemIsaid"hi." makesure Tomakesurealsomeanstofindoutwhethersomethingisreallytrueorreal:Makesurehe'shonestbeforeyoulendhimanymoney.   Wanttolearnmore? ImproveyourvocabularywithEnglishVocabularyinUsefromCambridge.Learnthewordsyouneedtocommunicatewithconfidence. 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