ascertain

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To find out; to discover or establish

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

{v} to make certain, gain certain knowledge
after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study; "find the product of two numbers"; "The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize"
To find out or learn for a certainty, by trial, examination, or experiment; to get to know; as, to ascertain the weight of a commodity, or the purity of a metal
To make (a thing) certain to the mind; to free from obscurity, doubt, or change; to make sure of; to fix; to determine
be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product"
find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort; "I want to see whether she speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "find out if he speaks Russian"; "Check whether the train leaves on time"
If you ascertain the truth about something, you find out what it is, especially by making a deliberate effort to do so. Through doing this, the teacher will be able to ascertain the extent to which the child understands what he is reading Once they had ascertained that he was not a spy, they agreed to release him Take time to ascertain what services your bank is providing, and at what cost. = establish. to find out something (acertainer, from certain)
{f} clarify, verify, confirm
learn or discover with certainty
To render (a person) certain; to cause to feel certain; to make confident; to assure; to apprise
ascertainable
{a} that may be certainly known
ascertained
{a} made certain, learnt to a certainty
ascertainment
{n} a making certain, gaining certainty
ascertainable
capable of being ascertained or found out; "ascertainable facts"
ascertainable
That may be ascertained
ascertainable
capable of being ascertained or found out; "ascertainable facts
ascertainable
{s} determinable, verifiable, confirmable, discoverable
ascertainable
Able to be ascertained
ascertained
discovered or determined by scientific observation; "variation in the ascertained flux depends on a number of factors"; "the discovered behavior norms"; "discovered differences in achievement"; "no explanation for the observed phenomena
ascertained
{s} clarified, confirmed; substantiated
ascertaining
present participle of ascertain
ascertainment
The process of determining whether a child is in need of special education Introduced by the Mental Deficiency Act 1913 to determine which children with learning disabilities could be taught in local authority schools and which should remain in mental hospitals, it was extended to all types of need by the Education Act 1944
ascertainment
{i} act of making certain, finding out, verification
ascertainment
The selection of individuals for inclusion in a genetic study (severity, age of onset, certain features of the trait)
ascertainment
The act of ascertaining
ascertainment
A process used to identify the level of specialist educational support needed by students with disabilities
ascertainment
A process stations used to undertake to keep their licenses that involved interviewing community leaders to learn what they believed were the major problems in the community 10 10b
ascertainment
The act of ascertaining; a reducing to certainty; a finding out by investigation; discovery
ascertainment
noun thought
ascertains
third-person singular of ascertain
ascertain
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