The detective tried to ascertain the facts about the robbery. The question is how to ascertain what the people really want (Atlantic).
SYNONYM(S): learn, discover.Useful english dictionary. 2012.
as|cer|tain — «AS uhr TAYN», transitive verb. to find out for certain by trial and research; make sure of; determine: »The detective tried to ascertain the facts about the robbery. The question is how to ascertain what the people really want (Atlantic).… … Useful english dictionary
tain — ap·per·tain; as·cer·tain; as·cer·tain·a·ble; as·cer·tain·ment; at·tain; at·tain·a·bil·i·ty; at·tain·a·ble; at·tain·a·ble·ness; at·tain·der; at·tain·ment; cap·tain·cy; cap·tain·ess; cap·tain·ly; cap·tain·ry; cap·tain·ship; cer·tain·ly;… … English syllables
ascertainment — as·cer·tain·ment … English syllables
AS — AS; As; as·a·fet·i·da; as·a·phus; as·a·ra·bac·ca; as·a·ron; as·a·ro·tum; as·a·rum; as·best; as·bes·tic; as·bes·ti·form; as·bes·tine; as·bes·toid; as·bes·to·sis; as·bo·lite; as·ca·la·bo·ta; as·ca·laph·i·dae; as·caph·i·dae; as·ca·phus;… … English syllables
ascertain — as•cer•tain [[t]ˌæs ərˈteɪn[/t]] v. t. 1) to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance 2) archaic to make certain, clear, or definitely known • Etymology: 1400–50; < MF acertain , acertener to make certain as cer•tain′a•ble, adj.… … From formal English to slang
Ascertainment — As cer*tain ment, n. The act of ascertaining; a reducing to certainty; a finding out by investigation; discovery. [1913 Webster] The positive ascertainment of its limits. Burke. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ascertainment — In epidemiological and genetic research, the method by which a person, pedigree, or cluster is brought to the attention of an investigator; has a bearing on the interpretation of segregation ratios, concordance rates, linkage analysis, and other… … Medical dictionary
a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… … English syllables
ble — ab·di·ca·ble; abom·i·na·ble; abus·a·ble; ac·ces·si·ble; ac·com·mo·da·ble; ac·cost·a·ble; ac·cu·mu·la·ble; ac·cus·a·ble; ace·to·sol·u·ble; achie·va·ble; acid·i·fi·a·ble; ac·knowl·edge·a·ble; act·a·ble; ac·ti·va·ble; ac·tu·al·iz·a·ble; add·a·ble;… … English syllables
Re. — rupee. Also, re. * * * re1 «ray», noun. the second tone of the musical diatonic scale. ╂[< Medieval Latin re < Latin re (sonāre) to resound. See etym. under gamut. (Cf. ↑gamut)] … Useful english dictionary
