ascertain

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˌæsəˈteɪn/
• (America) enPR: ăs'-ər-tānʹ, IPA: /ˌæsɚˈteɪn/

Verb

ascertain (ascertains, present participle ascertaining; past and past participle ascertained)

1. To find out definitely; to discover or establish.

   Synonyms: determine, discover, establish, find out, learn, work out

   As soon as we ascertain what the situation is, we can plan how to proceed.

2. (obsolete) To make (someone) certain or confident about something; to inform.
3. (archaic) To establish, to prove.
4. (archaic) To ensure or effect.

Translations

• French: constater, définir
• German: feststellen
• Italian: accertare, appurare, stabilire, constatare, riscontrare
• Portuguese: averiguar, determinar, estabelecer, apurar, constatar
• Russian: удостоверя́ться
• Spanish: averiguar, determinar, establecer, definir

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