Ascertain Common

Ascertain has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

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"

determine find find out ascertain

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"

see check insure see to it ensure control ascertain assure

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"

determine check find out see ascertain watch learn

learn or discover with certainty

"She spent hours trying to ascertain exactly when the train would arrive at the station."

ascertain

To find out definitely; to discover or establish.

"Before signing the contract, we needed to ascertain exactly what clauses were included in the final draft."

Example Sentences

"find the product of two numbers" verb

"The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize" verb

"He verified that the valves were closed" verb

"See that the curtains are closed" verb

"control the quality of the product" verb

"I want to see whether she speaks French" verb

"See whether it works" verb

"find out if he speaks Russian" verb

"Check whether the train leaves on time" verb