verb
vergewissern
make sure
Sich sicher machen, dass etwas wirklich so ist.
Meaning (English):
vergewissern means to make sure, to reassure oneself, or to verify/check something in order to be certain. It is usually used reflexively: sich vergewissern (“to assure oneself”).
Common usage patterns
- sich vergewissern, dass … = to make sure that …
- sich vergewissern über + Genitiv / von + Dativ = to reassure oneself about / of something
Parts / word formation
- Prefix: ver- (often indicates a change of state or completing an action)
- Root: related to gewiss (“certain, sure”)
- Meaning of the whole: “to make (oneself) certain”
German synonyms
- sicherstellen (to ensure, make sure)
- sich versichern (to assure oneself)
- überprüfen (to check, verify)
- nachprüfen (to re-check)
- kontrollieren (to check/control)
German antonyms (where applicable)
- bezweifeln (to doubt)
- unsicher sein (to be unsure)
- anzweifeln (to question, cast doubt on)
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Examples
Er vergewissert sich, dass alles in Ordnung ist.verb
He makes sure that everything is in order.
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