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ascertain

/ ascertain /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
learn or discover with certainty
Type of:
learn hear get word
Kinds of:
price
Usage Patterns:
Something ----s somebody
verb Sense 2
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"
Kinds of:
gauge translate rectify redetermine sequence
Derived:
discovery breakthrough find finding decision
Verb group:
determine check find out see watch
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s Adjective/Noun
verb Sense 3
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"
Kinds of:
test
Derived:
check checkout check-out procedure determination finding
Verb group:
see check insure see to it ensure
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s Adjective/Noun
verb Sense 4
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"
Type of:
verify
Kinds of:
proofread proof control double-check cross-check
Derived:
confirmation verification check substantiation checkout
Verb group:
determine check find out see watch
Usage Patterns:
Something ----s somebody
Something is ----ing PP
Semantic Complexity
65%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
46
Times Searched
2
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learn hear get word price gauge translate rectify redetermine sequence test verify proofread