Also means
to insure
Usage Note
Asegurar covers two distinct senses: to ensure or guarantee something (asegurar el éxito) and to insure against risk (asegurar el coche). The reflexive asegurarse de means to make sure: asegúrate de cerrar la puerta (make sure you close the door). It is a regular -ar verb.
Examples
"Debes asegurarte de llegar a tiempo."
Natural Translation
You must make sure you arrive on time.
Literal Translation
You-must make-sure-yourself of to-arrive on time
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