English > ascertain: 4 senses > verb 1, communication| Meaning | Establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment / experiment, survey, or study. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE |
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| Synonyms | determine, find, find out |
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| Narrower | admeasure | Determine the quantity of someone's share |
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| count, number, enumerate, numerate | Determine the number or amount of |
| gauge | Determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation |
| rectify | (math) determine the length of |
| redetermine | Fix, find, or establish again |
| refract | Determine the refracting power of (a lens) |
| sequence | Determine the order of constituents in |
| situate, locate | Determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey |
| translate | Determine the amino-acid sequence of a protein during its synthesis by using information on the messenger RNA |
| Similar to | determine, check, find out, see, ascertain, watch, learn | Find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort |
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| discover, find | make a discovery, make a new finding |
| Spanish | decidir, descubrir, determinar, encontrar |
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| Catalan | decidir, descobrir, determinar, trobar |
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| Adjectives | ascertainable | capable of being ascertained or found out |
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English > ascertain: 4 senses > verb 2, cognition| Meaning | Be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s that CLAUSE |
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| Synonyms | see, check, insure, see to it, ensure, control, assure |
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| Narrower | card | ask someone for identification to determine whether he or she is old enough to consume liquor |
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| cinch | make sure of |
| control | verify by using a duplicate register / register for comparison |
| cover | Maintain a check on |
| cross-check | check out conflicting sources |
| double-check | check / check / check once more to be absolutely sure |
| proofread, proof | read for errors |
| spot-check | pick out random samples for examination in order to ensure high quality |
| Broader | verify | confirm the truth of |
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| Similar to | check, check off, mark, mark off, tick off, tick | put a check mark on or near or next to |
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| check | verify by consulting a source or authority |
| control, verify | Check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard |
| determine, check, find out, see, ascertain, watch, learn | Find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort |
| Spanish | asegurarse, asegurar, comprobar, controlar, ver |
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| Catalan | assegurar |
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English > ascertain: 4 senses > verb 3, communication| Meaning | Find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE |
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| Model | They ascertain whether there was a traffic accident |
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| Synonyms | determine, check, find out, see, watch, learn |
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| Narrower | test | Determine the presence or properties of (a substance) |
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| Similar to | determine, find, find out, ascertain | Establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment / experiment, survey, or study |
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| see, check, insure, see to it, ensure, control, ascertain, assure | Be careful or certain to do something |
| Spanish | aprender, averiguar, decidir, determinar, establecer, mirar, ver |
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| Catalan | aprendre, decidir, determinar, esbrinar, mirar, trobar, veure |
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| Adjectives | ascertainable | capable of being ascertained or found out |
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English > ascertain: 4 senses > verb 4, cognition| Meaning | Learn or discover with certainty. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s that CLAUSE |
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| Model | They ascertain that there was a traffic accident |
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| Narrower | price | Ascertain or learn the price of |
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| Broader | learn, hear, get word, get wind, pick up, find out, get a line, discover, see | Get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally |
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| Spanish | averiguar, descubrir, esclarecer, establecer |
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| Adjectives | ascertainable | capable of being ascertained or found out |
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