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ascertain::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | assure, check, control, ensure, insure, see, see to it |
| Type of | verify |
| Has types | double-check, card, spot-check, cinch, control, cover, cross-check, proofread, proof |
| Verb group | check, check off, mark, control, learn, see, watch, find out, verify, tick off, determine, tick, mark off |
ascertain::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | determine, find, find out |
| Has types | enumerate, count, admeasure, gauge, locate, number, numerate, rectify, redetermine, refract, sequence, situate, translate |
| Verb group | find, discover, find out, watch, learn, determine, check, see |
| Derivation | ascertainable |
Examples of ascertain
ascertain
What motivates people to seek the American presidency is difficult to ascertain.
From the theatlantic.com
This is blatantly untrue, as anyone who did basic fact-checking could ascertain.
From the economist.com
How much is due to the rate of new infections falling is very hard to ascertain.
From the economist.com
This makes it difficult to ascertain whether stress itself does, indeed, matter.
From the sciencedaily.com
Multiple attempts to ascertain the current condition of Pigon were unsuccessful.
From the denverpost.com
Researchers use this fact to ascertain whether a population is of hybrid origin.
From the en.wikipedia.org
It is almost impossible to ascertain what caused the cat to react the way he did.
From the bostonherald.com
Further examination was needed to ascertain the full extent of damage, they said.
From the suntimes.com
Mint couldn't ascertain whether its performance improved or deteriorated in 2010.
From the online.wsj.com
- Determine: establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study; "find the product of two numbers"; "The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize"
- See: be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product"
- Determine: find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort; "I want to see whether she speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "find out if he speaks Russian"; "Check whether the train leaves on time"
- Learn or discover with certainty
- (ascertained) discovered or determined by scientific observation; "variation in the ascertained flux depends on a number of factors"; "the discovered behavior norms"; "discovered differences in achievement"; "no explanation for the observed phenomena"
- To find out definitely; to discover or establish
- (Ascertainment) The formal process of determining a community's needs.
- (Ascertainment) A process that affords the public with an opportunity to comment and participate during the initial licensing of a cable operator or the renewal licensing of the incumbent cable operator. ...
- (Ascertainment) After the election of the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker following a general election or whenever office of the Chief Minister falls vacant for any reason, the Assembly shall not transact any business unless it has been ascertained which one of the members commands the confidence ...
