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Bamtori Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Make sure = become sure ???
Experts, please help me with this sure phrasal verb. When you say 'make sure that...', does it mean 'to become sure'? What would the 'make' mean? Also when you say 'be sure to do something', why do you use the preposition 'to' here? Thanks you so much!
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', does it mean 'to become sure'? No. It means 'to cause to become sure'.
- ', does it mean 'to become sure'?
- No.
- It means 'to cause to become sure'.
- "To make sure" that something happens is to "see to it" that it happens, to "insure" that it happens.
- I don't want to spend time going back to the supermarket for things I've forgotten, so make sure you give me a list of the things you need.
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BamtoriWhen you say 'make sure that...', does it mean 'to become sure'?No. It means 'to cause to become sure'. "To make sure" that something happens is to "see to it" that it happens, to "insure" that it happens.
I don't want to spend time going back to the supermarket for things I've forgotten, so make sure you give me a list of t
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