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Meanings of ascertain in English

Portuguese
encontrar
Spanish
encontrar
Catalan
determinar

Be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something.

      encontrar
      Usage of ascertain in English
      1
      How long Sweden will continue with this policy is difficult to ascertain.
      The Guardian
      2
      Further surveillance is required to fully ascertain the extent of the problem.
      Pubmed
      3
      Long-term re-evaluation is, however, considered imperative to ascertain and ensure knowledge retention.
      Pubmed
      4
      A sampling scheme was used to ascertain cases in the out-of-hospital setting.
      Pubmed
      5
      We often use throwaway questions to ascertain the veracity of our witness.
      Man in the Middle
      6
      Further studies will be required to ascertain the role of noise type.
      Pubmed
      7
      Credit providers use this score to ascertain an applicant's credit worthiness .
      The South African
      8
      Tamta said they were yet to ascertain who was behind the blast.
      Reuters
      9
      Mr Norrell did not trouble to ascertain Childermass's wishes upon this point.
      Jonathan strange and mr norrell
      10
      Jamásp appointed officers to ascertain the number of killed in the battle.
      The Persian Literature, Comprising The Shah Nameh, The Rubaiyat,...
      11
      Only principal discharge diagnoses were examined to ascertain cardiovascular events of interest.
      Pubmed
      12
      Objective: To ascertain the independent predictors of ICH in mildly hypertensive subjects.
      Pubmed
      13
      Evidence was being collected to ascertain the commercial value of Hilton's endorsement.
      Reuters
      14
      She added that police were yet to ascertain motives for the killings.
      The South African
      15
      The document includes instructions to help ascertain if an email is fraudulent.
      The South African
      16
      Ready let go the helm to ascertain the position of the ship.
      Masterman Ready
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      Translations for ascertain
      Ascertain through the time
      Ascertain across language varieties
      United Kingdom
      Common
      United States of America
      Less common
      Ireland
      Less common