Ascertain
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌæsəˈteɪn/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Ascertain is a verb meaning (transitive) To find out definitely; to discover or establish.
Meaning
(transitive) To find out definitely; to discover or establish.
More Meanings
- (transitive, obsolete) To make (someone) certain or confident about something; to inform.
- (intransitive, Yorkshire, dated) To look for something lost.
- (transitive, archaic) To establish, to prove.
- (transitive, archaic) To ensure or effect.
Example Sentences
As soon as we ascertain what the situation is, we can plan how to proceed.
We would most gladly ye came yourself if that ye may […] praying you to ascertain us of your News.
Muncer Assured them, that the design was approved of by Heaven, and that the Almighty had in a dream ascertained him of its success.
Walk the dog in the pounding rain / Looking for a way out of my brain, trapped in it / But I cannot ascertain that I'm trapped in it / Or that the traps even real so I remain trapped in this chambers
Word Forms
- ascertains
- ascertaining
- ascertained
Synonyms for ascertain
Depending on context, synonyms include determine, discover, establish, learn, see, discern.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include see, evidence, ensure, demonstrate, learn, assure.
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