Ascertain (Verb)
Meaning 1
Learn or discover with certainty.
Classification
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
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Meaning 2
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".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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- Refract
- Situate
- Gauge
- Count
- Redetermine
- Number
- Rectify
- Translate
- Enumerate
- Admeasure
- Locate
- Sequence
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Meaning 3
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".
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Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
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Meaning 4
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".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.