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Synonyms for ascertain
ˌæs ərˈteɪn
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Princeton's WordNet
determine, find, find out, ascertain(verb)
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"
Synonyms:
influence, detect, recover, settle, ensure, square up, find oneself, hear, shape, get, get hold, fix, find, retrieve, get word, square off, rule, notice, regulate, determine, see, find out, get wind, come up, define, specify, line up, assure, control, encounter, happen, watch, receive, feel, incur, mold, observe, get a line, see to it, make up one's mind, witness, decide, catch out, pick up, obtain, bump, limit, set, learn, regain, chance, discover, insure, checksee, check, insure, see to it, ensure, control, ascertain, assure(verb)
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"
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guarantee, ensure, project, interpret, verify, look, experience, tick off, visualise, fit, gibe, assure, image, hold, run across, moderate, learn, checker, condition, mark off, run into, discover, escort, stop, examine, pick up, visit, reckon, consider, tally, come across, get a line, hold in, suss out, get wind, check off, check over, take care, match, check up on, control, look into, mark, command, insure, attend, promise, date, realize, go over, train, check, hold back, underwrite, meet, go out, witness, manipulate, fancy, catch, construe, find out, see, discipline, tell, check into, regard, visualize, picture, find, go through, take in, correspond, curb, secure, view, keep in line, arrest, hear, cover, contain, operate, get word, envision, determine, figure, encounter, retard, crack, turn back, reassure, chequer, watch, see to it, break, understand, check out, master, go steady, tick, realise, jibe, agree, delaydetermine, check, find out, see, ascertain, watch, learn(verb)
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"
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encounter, ensure, take, read, hold in, jibe, look out, look, experience, tick off, visualise, square up, watch, gibe, assure, image, hold, run across, moderate, look on, learn, checker, condition, check out, run into, discover, regulate, escort, keep an eye on, stop, examine, pick up, memorize, visit, hear, chequer, observe, fix, mold, consider, study, con, tally, come across, regard, define, get a line, suss out, instruct, get wind, check off, check over, take care, watch out, match, check up on, control, look into, mark, insure, attend, date, realize, go over, train, check, hold back, specify, interpret, meet, go out, witness, memorise, set, fancy, catch, decide, construe, find out, see, discipline, square off, limit, visualize, picture, find, catch out, go through, take in, correspond, curb, view, influence, project, watch over, fit, arrest, check into, follow, contain, get word, envision, determine, larn, make up one's mind, retard, crack, turn back, go steady, figure, acquire, see to it, break, understand, delay, teach, reckon, shape, settle, tick, realise, agree, mark offascertain(verb)
learn or discover with certainty
Synonyms:
see, find, watch, find out, check, ensure, insure, assure, control, see to it, determine, learn
Wiktionary
English Synonyms and Antonyms
ascertain
Of human actions or character, detect is used, almost without exception, in a bad sense; discover may be used in either the good or the bad sense, oftener in the good; he was detected in a fraud; real merit is sure to be discovered. In scientific language, detect is used of delicate indications that appear in course of careful watching; as, a slight fluttering of the pulse could be detected. We discover what has existed but has not been known to us; we invent combinations or arrangements not before in use; Columbus discovered America; Morse invented the electric telegraph. Find is the most general word for every means of coming to know what was not before certainly known. A man finds in the road some stranger's purse, or finds his own which he is searching for. The expert discovers or detects an error in an account; the auditor finds the account to be correct. Compare DISCERN.
See synonyms for HIDE.
Synonyms:
descry, detect, discern, disclose, discover, expose, ferret out, find, find out, invent
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How to use ascertain in a sentence?
There are no prosecutions, they're not investigated particularly well and there are issues around the definition of what constitutes a hate crime, the implementation of any law in Bosnia is completely stymied by the political system. It's very difficult to ascertain whether the Bosnians are against LGBT [rights] or if they can’t do anything at all really.
It is not known if the two incidents are related or if there is any reason to believe so, investigators are continuing to speak with relatives of the two victims to ascertain any relationship between the two deaths.
In the meeting with the commander-in-chief, he agreed that our European Union teams would have access to military installations to observe voting there, if there aren't national security considerations that are so serious enough as not to allow that, we will continue to work on the modalities of this, but I'm very happy that we could ascertain this instruction.
Being first out of the gate may offer some first-mover advantages, but it's difficult to ascertain exactly how much activity that will stimulate or how much revenue.
But it's difficult to ascertain exactly how much activity that will stimulate or how much revenue.
Translations for ascertain
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- تأكدArabic
- убеждавам се, установявамBulgarian
- trobar, encertarCatalan, Valencian
- zjistitCzech
- feststellenGerman
- διαπιστώνωGreek
- establecer, averiguar, determinarSpanish
- varmistaa, selvittää, saada selvilleFinnish
- constater, définirFrench
- וידאHebrew
- megbizonyosodikHungarian
- պարզել, հաստատել, հավաստիանալ, համոզվելArmenian
- komast eftir, ganga úr skugga um, komast að, fá fullvissu umIcelandic
- appurare, stabilire, accertare, constatare, riscontrareItalian
- 確かめるJapanese
- 명백히하다Korean
- sciscoLatin
- rapuMāori
- утврдува, востановува, установуваMacedonian
- constateren, vaststellenDutch
- fastslåNorwegian
- ustalaćPolish
- descobrir, encontrarPortuguese
- constataRomanian
- удостовериться, устанавливать, установить, удостоверяться, убеждаться, убедитьсяRussian
- அறிந்துகொள்ளTamil
- 探明Chinese
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