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ascertain meaning

EN[æsəˈteɪn] [æsɚˈteɪn] [-eɪn]
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    Definition of ascertain in English Dictionary

  • VerbSGascertainsPRascertainingPT, PPascertainedSUF-ain
    1. To find out definitely; to discover or establish.
      1. “There the cause of death was soon ascertained ; the victim of this daring outrage had been stabbed to death from ear to ear with a long, sharp instrument, in shape like an antique stiletto, which […] was subsequently found under the cushions of the hansom. […]”
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    1. en ascertained
    2. en ascertains
    3. en ascertainer
    4. en ascertainers
    5. en ascertainest
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    Meaning of ascertain for the defined word.

    Grammatically, this word "ascertain" is a verb.
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    Definiteness: Level 6
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