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Synonyms for ascertain

22 synonyms
1 meaning

verb

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learn determine discover discern

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Verb

1. Determine — to find out definitely; to discover or establish

determine, find out, discover, discern, find, learn, establish, see, assess, verify, prove, ensure, make certain, tell, see to it, detect, assure, make sure, check, get at, work out, insure

Definitions

v. 1
To find out definitely; to discover or establish.
As soon as we ascertain what the situation is, we can plan how to proceed.

Related words

Word family: ascertainable ascertainedly

Forms

Past participle: ascertained
e.g. ascertained → determined, discovered, discerned, learnt…

Example sentences

learn That game is easy, once you learn the basic rules.
determine The doctors couldn't determine the cause of death.
discover How foolish I was not to discover that simple lie!
discern It is hard to discern between the true and the false.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
ascertain		falling
learn		rising
determine		falling
discover		rising
discern		rising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters: see¹
4 letters: find¹, tell¹
5 letters: check¹, learn¹, prove¹
6 letters: ensure², assess², assure², detect², verify³, insure²
7 letters: discern²
8 letters: discover³
9 letters: determine³, establish³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ensure² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: constater
Italiano: constatare
Español: constatar
Deutsch: feststellen
Català: constatar