Ascertain

Word ASCERTAIN
Character 9
Hyphenation as cer tain
Pronunciations /ˌæsəˈteɪn/

Definitions and meanings of "Ascertain"

What do we mean by ascertain?

To discover with certainty, as through examination or experimentation. synonym: discover. transitive verb

To make certain, definite, and precise. transitive verb

To make certain; determine; define or reduce to precision by removing doubt, obscurity, or ambiguity; establish; prove.

To find out by trial, examination, or experiment, so as to know as certain; acquire an accurate knowledge of: as, to ascertain the weight of a commodity or the purity of a metal.

To make sure of; insure.

To make certain or sure; certify; assure; inform.

To establish with certainty; render invariable, or not subject to caprice; fix.

To render (a person) certain; to cause to feel certain; to make confident; to assure; to apprise. transitive verb

To make (a thing) certain to the mind; to free from obscurity, doubt, or change; to make sure of; to fix; to determine. transitive verb

To find out or learn for a certainty, by trial, examination, or experiment; to get to know. transitive verb

To find out definitely; to discover or establish. verb

Find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort verb

Establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study verb

Be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something verb

Learn or discover with certainty verb

To find out definitely; to discover or establish.

To make (someone) certain or confident about something; to inform.

To establish, to prove.

To ensure or effect.

To settle a matter, to render it certain and free of doubt. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Ascertain

The word "ascertain" in example sentences

I was able to ascertain from the News forum that there's at least one Telcel shop in Alamos. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Separate and distinct from all the preceding categories of signing statement, and apparently even more controversial than any of them, is the use of such statements to create legislative (or "executive") history that is expected to be given weight by the courts in ascertain the meaning of statutory language. ❋ Unknown (2006)

This we can ascertain from the frames in Scene 3, where UN troops are present. ❋ Richard (2006)

Before any claim is paid under the Act or these Regulations the war agency considering the claim shall notify the General Accounting Office as to the proposed settlement, and the General Accounting Office shall ascertain from the contracting and lending agencies of the Government whether they have any claims against the claimant and shall notify the agency concerned with respect thereto. ❋ Unknown (1946)

Russell has directed a Cabinet to be summoned for to-morrow at three o'clock, at which he intends to propose that "Instructions should be sent to Lord Granville to ascertain from the French Government what terms France would consider satisfactory for the immediate arrangement of the affairs of the East." ❋ Queen Of Great Britain Victoria (1860)

"All Indian citizens intending to travel to the People's Republic of China are advised that before making any travel arrangements they should first ascertain from the Chinese Embassy or Consulate, as the case may be, whether the visa being issued to them will be affixed to the passport or will be in the nature of a stapled paper visa, so that they are not inconvenienced or put to any financial loss later on this count," the advisory said. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Frantic phone calls ascertain that "Somebody forgot to press a key," when I signed on, and so my payment did not go through. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The force of the enemy in number of men, at the commencement of the action, was no doubt considerably greater than we have been able to ascertain, which is upwards of 400 men. ❋ J. F. Loubat (N/A)

Person A: I ascertain that [yo'] [momma] so fat, she said the [ABCs] and caused the Great Vowel Shift. Person B: Wow, certainly and without a doubt that my momma is very fat. Quite the bold Ascertainment. ❋ Marioni Stonioni (2018)

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