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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Explorer, Grammatical Patterns, Word Parts
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
ascertains, ascertaining, ascertained |
| definition: |
to come to know (some information) with complete certainty, especially through a process of investigation; determine.
The medical examiner has not yet ascertained the cause of death.Somehow the press ascertained that the prince had plans to marry.[verb + (that) + clause
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The police are trying to ascertain how the thief entered the building.[verb + WH/whether/if + clause
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- synonyms:
- determine
- similar words:
- confirm, discern, discover, distinguish, establish, fathom, find out, learn, pin down, substantiate, unearth, verify
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| related words: |
calculate, conclude, demonstrate, detect, evaluate, see |
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| derivations: |
ascertainable (adj.), ascertainably (adv.), ascertainment (n.) |
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