Check
Check verb - Be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something.
Ensure
Ensure verb - Be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something.
Nearby Word: ensuring
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- And this "hatred" will ensure Vimes, William, and Moist never pool their power together, instead work their hardest to keep each other in check.
Source: Sympathetic P.O.V. -
Said cubs are less than cute, requiring the characters regularly check to ensure no limbs are in range of them.
Source: Monster Is a Mommy - In Hercules, if Hades is surrounded by souls of the dead in the Underworld, why didnt he check to ensure Hercules soul came in when Pain and Panic claimed to have killed him?
Source: Plot Hole
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Ensure and Check. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/check/ensure
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