ASCERTAIN as VERB

1. Meaning
   • be careful or certain to do something
   • make certain of something
   Synonym(s)
   • assure (what does assure mean?)
   • check (what does check mean?)
   • control (what does control mean?)
   • ensure (what does ensure mean?)
   • insure (what does insure mean?)
   • see (what does see mean?)
   • see to it (what does see to it mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • He verified that the valves were closed
   • See that the curtains are closed
   • control the quality of the product
   Hypernyms(s) ascertain is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • verify (what does verify mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • proofread (what does proofread mean?)
   • proof (what does proof mean?)
   • control (what does control mean?)
   • double-check (what does double-check mean?)
   • cross-check (what does cross-check mean?)
   • cinch (what does cinch mean?)
   • card (what does card mean?)
   • spot-check (what does spot-check mean?)
   • cover (what does cover mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • confirmation (what does confirmation mean?)
   • verification (what does verification mean?)
   • check (what does check mean?)
   • substantiation (what does substantiation mean?)
   • check (what does check mean?)
   • checkout (what does checkout mean?)
   • check-out procedure (what does check-out procedure mean?)
2. Meaning
   • learn or discover with certainty
   Hypernyms(s) ascertain is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • learn (what does learn mean?)
   • hear (what does hear mean?)
   • get word (what does get word mean?)
   • get wind (what does get wind mean?)
   • pick up (what does pick up mean?)
   • find out (what does find out mean?)
   • get a line (what does get a line mean?)
   • discover (what does discover mean?)
   • see (what does see mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • price (what does price mean?)
3. Meaning
   • after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
   Synonym(s)
   • determine (what does determine mean?)
   • find (what does find mean?)
   • find out (what does find out mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • find the product of two numbers
   • The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize
   Hyponym(s)
   • gauge (what does gauge mean?)
   • translate (what does translate mean?)
   • rectify (what does rectify mean?)
   • redetermine (what does redetermine mean?)
   • sequence (what does sequence mean?)
   • refract (what does refract mean?)
   • count (what does count mean?)
   • number (what does number mean?)
   • enumerate (what does enumerate mean?)
   • numerate (what does numerate mean?)
   • admeasure (what does admeasure mean?)
   • situate (what does situate mean?)
   • locate (what does locate mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • discovery (what does discovery mean?)
   • breakthrough (what does breakthrough mean?)
   • find (what does find mean?)
   • finding (what does finding mean?)
   • decision (what does decision mean?)
   • determination (what does determination mean?)
   • conclusion (what does conclusion mean?)
   • determination (what does determination mean?)
   • finding (what does finding mean?)
4. Meaning
   • find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
   Synonym(s)
   • check (what does check mean?)
   • determine (what does determine mean?)
   • find out (what does find out mean?)
   • learn (what does learn mean?)
   • see (what does see mean?)
   • watch (what does watch mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • 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
   Hyponym(s)
   • test (what does test mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • check (what does check mean?)
   • checkout (what does checkout mean?)
   • check-out procedure (what does check-out procedure mean?)
   • determination (what does determination mean?)
   • finding (what does finding mean?)