Definition for Ascertain:

• find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort; " 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"

Synonyms for Ascertain:

• n.

  •
  • gather.
  •ascertain (noun)
  • ensure,
  • see to it,
  • control,
  • insure,
  • find.

• v.

  •ascertain (verb)
  • assure,
  • audit,
  • demonstrate,
  • confirm,
  • verify,
  • substantiate.
  •communication (verb)
  • watch.
  •make sure (verb)
  • make certain,
  • settle,
  • check up on,
  • divine,
  • check out,
  • size,
  • fix,
  • look-see,
  • read,
  • peg,
  • eye,
  • get it down,
  • get the hang of,
  • get down pat,
  • learn the ropes,
  • double-check,
  • dig.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • draw,
  • uncover,
  • elicit,
  • extract,
  • source,
  • retrace,
  • calculate,
  • unlock.
  •
  • sort out.
  •
  • abstract.
  •discover
  • detect,
  • light upon,
  • pick up on,
  • get wind of.
  •distinguish
  • mark off,
  • individualize.
  •ferret out
  • hunt down,
  • root out,
  • search out.
  •gauge
  • gauge,
  • calibrate.
  •get at
  • get hold of.
  •hear
  • be advised,
  • be informed.

Paraphrases for Ascertain:

• Independent

  • Adjective
    established.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    find.
  • Verb, base form
    lay, seeing, pinpoint, detect, substantiate, validate, delineate, uncover, affirm, appreciate, certify, quantify, obtain, characterize, double-check, entertain, measure, reaffirm, guarantee, reassure, reconfirm, collect, realise, adjudicate, cross-check, articulate, inform, infer, authenticate, explain, tell, find, reviewing, assign, Asses, diagnose, testify, stipulate, developing, oversee, solicit, publicize.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    identify, ensuring, determining.
  • Proper noun, singular
    identify, determining.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    Ascertaining, identify, ensuring.
  • Adverb
    identify, determining.
  • Verb, past tense
    Investigated, Examined, tested.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    insure, identify, determining.
  • Verb, base form
    confirming, ensures, evaluating, discern, decided, deciding, inquire, elucidate, scrutinise, understand, enquire, assert, trace, gauge, appraise, insure, identify, convince, acknowledge, determining, distinguish, gather, prove, capture, satisfy, note, acquaint, attest.

Antonyms for Ascertain:

• v.

  • make sure
    confuse, destroy, unsettle, assist, disprove, neglect, look away, misunderstand, invalidate, ignore, overlook, aid, help, miss.
  • Other antonyms:
    enshroud, screen, unlearn, shroud, conceal, hide, Misset, misplace, blanket, pass over, disregard, mask, veil, cover, curtain, lose, cloak, blot out, mislay, occult, forget.

Homophones for Ascertain:

• accretion, au gratin, accreditation, ageratum, accordion, assertion, ageratina.

Hypernym for Ascertain:

• v.

  • cognition
    price.
  • communication
    enumerate, gauge, translate, count, locate, situate, redetermine, sequence, rectify, numerate, test, admeasure, number, refract.

Hyponym for Ascertain:

• v.

  • cognition
    find out, get word, discover, hear, learn, pick up, get wind, get a line, see.