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1 ascertain
v. förvissa sig om ; konstatera; utröna* * *[æsə'tein](to find out: We shall never ascertain the truth.) utröna
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ascertain — ► VERB ▪ find out for certain. DERIVATIVES ascertainable adjective ascertainment noun. ORIGIN Old French acertener, from Latin certus settled, sure … English terms dictionary
ascertain — I verb acquire information, acquire intelligence about, adjudge, arrive at a conclusion, assure oneself, become acquainted with, certify, clear from obscurity, clear of doubt, clear of obscurity, cognoscere, come to a conclusion, come to know,… … Law dictionary
ascertain — verb (I, T) formal to find out if a fact that you think is true is really true: The police were never able to ascertain the true facts. (+ how/when/why etc): He could not ascertain where the clouds ended and the snow covered rocks began.… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
ascertain — verb /æsəˈteɪn,æsɚˈteɪn/ To find out; to discover or establish. As soon as we ascertain what the situation is, we can plan how to proceed. Syn: determine, discover, establish, find out … Wiktionary
ascertain — verb Ascertain is used with these nouns as the object: ↑authenticity, ↑fact … Collocations dictionary
ascertain — verb first let s ascertain when it was that you last saw Vince Syn: find out, discover, get to know, work out, make out, fathom, learn, deduce, divine, discern, see, understand, comprehend; establish, determine, verify, confirm; figure out … Thesaurus of popular words
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ascertain */ — UK [ˌæsə(r)ˈteɪn] / US [ˌæsərˈteɪn] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms ascertain : present tense I/you/we/they ascertain he/she/it ascertains present participle ascertaining past tense ascertained past participle ascertained formal to find … English dictionary
ascertain — as|cer|tain [ ,æsər teın ] verb intransitive or transitive FORMAL * to find out something: I am simply trying to ascertain the facts of the case. ascertain whether/what/how etc.: We need to ascertain whether the project is feasible. ascertain… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ascertain — [[t]æ̱sə(r)te͟ɪn[/t]] ascertains, ascertaining, ascertained VERB If you ascertain the truth about something, you find out what it is, especially by making a deliberate effort to do so. [FORMAL] [V n] Through doing this, the teacher will be able… … English dictionary
ascertain — [ˌæsəˈteɪn] verb [T] formal to find out something Police are trying to ascertain the facts of the case.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English