(formal) to find out the true or correct information about sth:
[VN] It can be difficult to ascertain the facts. * [Vthat] I ascertained that the driver was not badly hurt. * [VNthat] It should be ascertained that the plans comply with the law. * [Vwh-] The police are trying to ascertain what really happened. * Could you ascertain whether she will be coming to the meeting? * [VNwh-] It must be ascertained if the land is still owned by the government.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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This entry for ascertain is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is ascertain a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, ascertain is tagged as verb.
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