Word meaning
ascertain
verb · as-er-TAYN
What does ascertain mean?
Ascertain means to find something out for certain; to make sure of.
Ascertain in a sentence
“Police are trying to ascertain the cause of the fire.”
Synonyms for ascertain
- determine
- establish
- discover
How to remember ascertain
- Say it out loud a few times: as-er-TAYN.
- Write one sentence of your own using ascertain, about something that happened to you today.
- Quiz yourself tomorrow, in three days, and next week. Spaced reviews are what make new words stick.
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