Ascertain

Verb

 * 1) To find out; to discover or establish.

Adverbs for Ascertain
accurately; distinctly; dimly; instantaneously; vaguely; unhesitatingly.

Thesaurus
afford proof of; appraise; ask; assure; be informed; become acquainted with; bring home to; broaden the mind; catch on; certify; cinch; clear up; clinch; consider; contemplate; cram the mind; decide; demonstrate; determine; discover; dismiss all doubt; ensure; establish; find; find out; find out about; fix; follow; follow from; gain knowledge; get; get at; get hold of; have a case; hear; hold good; hold water; inquire; inspect; insure; interrogate; learn; learn about; load the mind; make a decision; make certain; make good; make no doubt; make no mistake; make out; make sure; make sure of; nail down; observe; pick up information; prove; prove to be; prove true; query; question; reassure; remove all doubt; resolve; see; see that; see to it; set at rest; settle; settle the matter; show; sort out; study; survey; tumble; unearth; view; weigh

Etymology
From acertener:, from (a-: + certener:, from the adjective certain:.

Pronunciation

 * , {{SAMPA|/{s@"teIn/}}
 * ,, {{SAMPA|/{s@`"teIn/}}

Synonyms

 * determine
 * discover
 * establish
 * find out
 * learn
 * work out

Translations

 * Bulgarian: установявам, убеждавам се
 * Catalan:, encertar
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 确定, 確定
 * Czech:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Hebrew: לוודא
 * Icelandic:, fá fullvissu um,  komast eftir,  komast að


 * Japanese: 確かめる
 * Korean: 명백히하다
 * Macedonian: утврдува, востановува,  установува
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Spanish:, determinar, establecer

Anagrams

 * Cartesian, cartesian, intracase, sectarian