make sure

Strongest matches

confirm, determine, divine, double-check, find out, verify

Strong matches

check, dig, discover, establish, eye, eyeball, fix, identify, learn, peg, read, see, settle, size, tell

Weak matches

catch on, check out, check up on, get down cold, get down pat, get hold of, get it down, get the hang of, learn the ropes, make certain, pick up, pick up on, size up

Strongest matches

confirm, ensure, guarantee, insure, secure

Strong matches

cinch, clinch, complete, ice, lock, seal, set

Weak matches

have a lock on, lock on, lock up, nail down, put on ice

Strongest matches

analyze, confirm, correct, find out, go through, investigate, look at, monitor, probe, review, scrutinize, study, test, try, verify

Strong matches

ascertain, audit, candle, case, compare, count, eyeball, frisk, note, overlook, prove, quiz, tell

Weak matches

balance account, enquire about, keep account, look over, scout out, take stock

Strongest matches

affirm, approve, back, certify, corroborate, endorse, establish, explain, sign, substantiate, support, uphold, verify

Strong matches

attest, authenticate, bless, buy, check, circumstantiate, debunk, double-check, justify, okay, sanction, settle, subscribe, underpin, vouch, warrant, witness

Weak matches

bear out, check out, give green light, give high sign, give stamp of approval, give the go-ahead, give the nod, lap up, make good, rubber-stamp, sign off on, size up, thumbs-up

Strongest matches

assure, establish, insure, protect, provide, safeguard, secure

Strong matches

arrange, certify, cinch, clinch, confirm, effect, guard, okay, warrant

Weak matches

lock on, lock up, make certain, make safe, nail down, put on ice, set out

Weak matches

check out, find out about, investigate, look into, pursue

Strongest matches

assure, ensure, insure, maintain, protect, prove, secure, support

Strong matches

affirm, angel, attest, aver, back, bankroll, certify, confirm, cosign, endorse, evidence, evince, grubstake, guaranty, juice, mortgage, reassure, stake, swear, testify, wager, warrant, witness

Weak matches

answer for, be surety for, bind oneself, get behind, give bond, make bail, make certain, pick up the check, pick up the tab, sign for, stand behind, stand up for, vouch for

Strongest matches

achieve, assure, buy, capture, ensure, gain, get, guarantee, have, insure, take, win

Strong matches

access, acquire, annex, bag, catch, cinch, grasp, hook, land, lock, procure

Weak matches

chalk up, come by, get hold of, lock up, pick up, rack up

Strongest matches

authenticate, certify, check, corroborate, demonstrate, double-check, establish, find out, justify, prove, substantiate

Strong matches

attest, debunk, document, eye, eyeball, peg, settle, size, support, test, try

Weak matches

add up, bear out, check out, check up, check up on, hold up, make certain, pan out, size up, stand up