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"sense": "make sure or certain",
"word": "se till"
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"_dis1": "8 92",
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"_dis1": "8 92",
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"sense": "make sure or certain",
"word": "sağlamak"
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"_dis1": "8 92",
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"_dis1": "8 92",
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"sense": "make sure or certain",
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"roman": "zabezpéčuvaty",
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{
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"sense": "make sure or certain",
"word": "segurtatu"
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"sense": "make sure or certain",
"word": "asuri"
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"sense": "make sure or certain",
"word": "осигурявам"
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{
"code": "cmn",
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"sense": "make sure or certain",
"word": "確保"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "quèbǎo",
"sense": "make sure or certain",
"word": "确保"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "make sure or certain",
"word": "zajistit"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "make sure or certain",
"word": "verzekeren"
},
{
"code": "fi",
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"sense": "make sure or certain",
"word": "varmistaa"
},
{
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"sense": "make sure or certain",
"word": "s’assurer"
},
{
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"sense": "make sure or certain",
"word": "garantir"
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"sense": "make sure or certain",
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"sense": "make sure or certain",
"word": "sicherstellen"
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"sense": "make sure or certain",
"word": "gewährleisten"
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"code": "ht",
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"sense": "make sure or certain",
"word": "asire"
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{
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"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "make sure or certain",
"word": "certigar"
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{
"code": "it",
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"sense": "make sure or certain",
"word": "garantire"
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"sense": "make sure or certain",
"word": "assicurare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "make sure or certain",
"word": "fare in modo che"
},
{
"code": "khb",
"lang": "Lü",
"roman": "ʼaamẋaam¹",
"sense": "make sure or certain",
"word": "ᦁᦱᦙᦃᦱᧄᧈ"
},
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"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "uṟappākkū",
"sense": "make sure or certain",
"word": "ഉറപ്പാക്കൂ"
},
{
"code": "gv",
"lang": "Manx",
"sense": "make sure or certain",
"word": "shickyree"
},
{
"code": "mi",
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"word": "whakatūturu"
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},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "make sure or certain",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "upewniać"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "make sure or certain",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "utwierdzić"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "make sure or certain",
"word": "garantir"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "make sure or certain",
"word": "assegurar"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "make sure or certain",
"word": "asigura"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "udostovéritʹsja",
"sense": "make sure or certain",
"word": "удостове́риться"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ubedítʹsja",
"sense": "make sure or certain",
"word": "убеди́ться"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "make sure or certain",
"tags": [
"pronominal"
],
"word": "asegurar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "make sure or certain",
"word": "garantizar"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "make sure or certain",
"word": "se till"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "make sure or certain",
"word": "säkerställa"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "make sure or certain",
"word": "sağlamak"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "make sure or certain",
"word": "garantiye almak"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "make sure or certain",
"word": "emin olmak"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zabezpéčuvaty",
"sense": "make sure or certain",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "забезпе́чувати"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zabezpéčyty",
"sense": "make sure or certain",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "забезпе́чити"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "harantuváty",
"sense": "make sure or certain",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "гарантува́ти"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "make sure or certain",
"word": "sicrháu"
}
],
"word": "ensure"
}
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