cerciorar

Mientras que dirigía negocio, me cercioré de siempre hacer preguntas y no saltar a las conclusiones basadas en puntos de vista occidentales.	While conducting business, I always made sure to ask questions and not jump to conclusions based on Western viewpoints.
Durante el verano, lo puse afuera, pero me cercioré de que fuera sombreado por un árbol grande.	During the summer, I put it outside, but I made sure that it was shaded by a large tree.
La última vez que me cercioré, estaban prestadas todas las copias de uno de los sistemas de bibliotecas, con una lista de espera.	The last time I checked, all the copies in one library system were checked out and there was a waiting list.
Mi vida estuvo llena de cosas maravillosas, sin embargo me cercioré de que algunas cosas importantes en mi vida fueran ordenadas a lo largo de la historia humana.	My life was full of mysterious things, however I became certain that some important things in my life were arranged throughout long human history.
Antes de repartirlos, me cercioré de que habían repuesto todos los botiquines de primeros auxilios.	I checked that all the first-aid kits had been restocked before I gave them out.
Me cercioré de que supiera cuál sería el punto de partida y anotara algunos de los otros puntos que siguieron.	I made sure that I knew what would be the starting point and wrote down some of the other points that followed.