English

Detailed Synonyms for ascertain in English

ascertain:

to ascertain verb (ascertains, ascertained, ascertaining)

  1. to ascertain
    to establish
    – establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment 1
    • establish verb (establishes, established, establishing)
    to ascertain; to identify
    • ascertain verb (ascertains, ascertained, ascertaining)
    • identify verb (identifies, indentified, identifying)
  2. to ascertain
    to ascertain; make certain
  3. to ascertain
    – be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something 1
    to control; to check; to see; to ascertain; to insure; to assure; see to it; ensure
    – be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something 1
    • control verb (controls, controlled, controlling)
      • control the quality of the product1
    • check verb (checks, checked, checking)
    • see verb (sees, saw, seeing)
    • ascertain verb (ascertains, ascertained, ascertaining)
    • insure verb (insures, insured, insuring)
    • assure verb (assures, assured, assuring)
    • see to it verb
    • ensure verb
  4. to ascertain
    – learn or discover with certainty 1
    to ascertain
    – learn or discover with certainty 1
    • ascertain verb (ascertains, ascertained, ascertaining)
  5. to ascertain
    – establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study 1
    to determine; to find; to ascertain; to find out
    – establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study 1
    • determine verb (determines, determined, determining)
    • find verb (finds, found, finding)
      • find the product of two numbers1
      • The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize1
    • ascertain verb (ascertains, ascertained, ascertaining)
    • find out verb (finds out, found out, finding out)
  6. to ascertain
    – find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort 1
    to determine; to check; to see; to learn; to ascertain; to watch; to find out
    – find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort 1
    • determine verb (determines, determined, determining)
    • check verb (checks, checked, checking)
    • see verb (sees, saw, seeing)
      • I want to see whether she speaks French1
    • learn verb (learns, learnt, learning)
    • ascertain verb (ascertains, ascertained, ascertaining)
    • watch verb (watches, watched, watching)
    • find out verb (finds out, found out, finding out)
      • find out if he speaks Russian1

Conjugations for ascertain:

present
  1. ascertain
  2. ascertain
  3. ascertains
  4. ascertain
  5. ascertain
  6. ascertain
simple past
  1. ascertained
  2. ascertained
  3. ascertained
  4. ascertained
  5. ascertained
  6. ascertained
present perfect
  1. have ascertained
  2. have ascertained
  3. has ascertained
  4. have ascertained
  5. have ascertained
  6. have ascertained
past continuous
  1. was ascertaining
  2. were ascertaining
  3. was ascertaining
  4. were ascertaining
  5. were ascertaining
  6. were ascertaining
future
  1. shall ascertain
  2. will ascertain
  3. will ascertain
  4. shall ascertain
  5. will ascertain
  6. will ascertain
continuous present
  1. am ascertaining
  2. are ascertaining
  3. is ascertaining
  4. are ascertaining
  5. are ascertaining
  6. are ascertaining
subjunctive
  1. be ascertained
  2. be ascertained
  3. be ascertained
  4. be ascertained
  5. be ascertained
  6. be ascertained
diverse
  1. ascertain!
  2. let's ascertain!
  3. ascertained
  4. ascertaining
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

ascertain

  1. ascertain

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Related Definitions for "ascertain":

  1. be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something1
  2. learn or discover with certainty1
  3. establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study1
  4. find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort1