Ascertain

/ˌæsəˈteɪn/

Synonyms for "ascertain" (161 found)

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Closest matches (33)

Verb(9 words)

determine analyze assure calculates check confirm control deduce detect

afford proof ofappraise ask assurebe informedbecome acquainted withbring home tobroaden the mindcalculatecatch oncertify cinchclear upclinch compute consider contemplatecram the minddecide demonstrate

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detect determine

Noun(2 words)

determine the factsdetermine the mean

Strong matches (48)

Noun(8 words)

determine the resultdeterminingdetermining numberdetermining numbersdiagnoses discoveringfigure outfinds

Verb(14 words)

determined determines diagnose diagnosed discern discerned discerning discover discovers ensure findfind outidentified identifies

Adjective(2 words)

diagnostic marksicelandic finna

discern discoverdismiss all doubtensure establish estimate evaluate fathomferret outfindfind outfind out aboutfix followfollow fromgain knowledgegetget atget hold ofglean

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have a casehearhold goodhold water

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Noun(16 words)

identify chemical speciesissues identifieditalian stabilirelearninglearning concept activitylearning concept approachmost determiningpinning pinpointing pins sene sexingsound producing devicesoundssurvey course in physicsverify verb

Verb(15 words)

identify observational biasidentify the main ideainsure learn locating obtain obtained reason seesee to itvalidate verifyverify dataverify resultswatch

inquire inspect insure interrogate learnlearn aboutload the mindmake a decisionmake certainmake goodmake no doubtmake no mistakemake outmake suremake sure ofmeasurenail downobserve perceivepick up information

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proveprove to beprove truequery question reassure receiveremove all doubtresolve satisfy seesee thatsee to itset at restsettlesettle the mattershowsort outspot study survey tell trace tumble unearth view weigh

Adjective(2 words)

solved problemsound argument

Related word relations

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More general

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act demonstrate discover establishfind outget a lineget windget wordhear learn moveobtain knowledgepick upprove reason see

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More specific

6 entries

confirming resultsdata analysisdata checkfact findinglogical deductionverification

Collocations

6 entries

factual detailsreliable datasound evidencethe factsthe truthverifiable information

Inflections

3 entries

ascertained ascertaining ascertains

Derivations

2 entries

ascertainable ascertainment

similar

19 entries

assure checkcheck offcontrol determine discover ensure findfind outinsure learn markmark offseesee to ittick

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Sample sentences

23 total sentences available.

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We will first ascertain the cause of the disaster.

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As I heard the story secondhand, I can't ascertain the truth of it.

Source: tatoeba (56450)

It is difficult to ascertain what really happened.

Source: tatoeba (61427)

I am going to ascertain the truth of the matter.

Source: tatoeba (258093)

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