ASCERTAIN: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for ASCERTAIN?

Need another word that means the same as “ascertain”? Find 46 synonyms and 30 related words for “ascertain” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Ascertain” are: check, determine, find out, learn, see, watch, assure, control, ensure, insure, see to it, find, discover, come to know, get to know, work out, make out, fathom, fathom out, become aware of, ferret out, dig out, dig up, establish, fix, settle, decide, verify, make certain of, confirm, deduce, divine, intuit, diagnose, discern, perceive, realize, appreciate, identify, pin down, recognize, register, understand, grasp, take in, comprehend

Ascertain as a Verb

Definitions of "Ascertain" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “ascertain” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something.
• Find (something) out for certain; make sure of.
• Establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study.
• Find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort.
• Learn or discover with certainty.

Synonyms of "Ascertain" as a verb (46 Words)

appreciate	Gain in value. The Germans want to appreciate the Deutsche Mark.
assure	Assure somebody of the truth of something with the intention of giving the listener confidence. They assured him of their full confidence.
become aware of	Enhance the appearance of.
check	Put a check mark on or near or next to. Processes to check against deterioration in the quality of the data held.
come to know	Reach or enter a state, relation, condition, use, or position.
comprehend	Include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one’s sphere or territory. A divine order comprehending all men.
confirm	Administer the rite of confirmation to. The witnesses confirmed the victim s account.
control	Control others or oneself or influence skillfully usually to one s advantage. No attempt was made to control for variations.
decide	Cause to decide. This business about the letter decided me.
deduce	Conclude by reasoning; in logic. Little can be safely deduced from these figures.
determine	Find out learn or determine with certainty usually by making an inquiry or other effort. The point of our study was to determine what is true not what is practicable.
diagnose	Identify the nature of the medical condition of. Two doctors failed to diagnose a punctured lung.
dig out	Work hard.
dig up	Turn up, loosen, or remove earth.
discern	Distinguish (someone or something) with difficulty by sight or with the other senses. Pupils quickly discern what is acceptable to the teacher.
discover	See for the first time make a discovery. They contain some secrets which Time will discover.
divine	Search by divining, as if with a rod. He claimed he could divine underground water.
ensure	Make certain that (something) will occur or be the case. This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement for us.
establish	Establish the validity of something as by an example explanation or experiment. Establish a new department.
fathom	Come to understand. An attempt to fathom the ocean.
fathom out	Measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line.
ferret out	Hound or harry relentlessly.
find	Make a discovery make a new finding. The majority of staff find the magazine to be informative and useful.
find out	Get or find back; recover the use of.
fix	Decide upon or fix definitely. No date has yet been fixed for a hearing.
get to know	Apprehend and reproduce accurately.
grasp	Take (an opportunity) eagerly. Edward grasped her by the wrist.
identify	Identify as in botany or biology for example. A system that ensures that the pupil's real needs are identified.
insure	Protect by insurance. Businesses can insure against exchange rate fluctuations.
intuit	Know or grasp by intuition or feeling. I intuited his real identity.
learn	Find out learn or determine with certainty usually by making an inquiry or other effort. The trading standards office learned of the illegal network.
make certain of	Give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally.
make out	Proceed along a path.
perceive	Become aware or conscious of (something); come to realize or understand. His mouth fell open as he perceived the truth.
pin down	Pierce with a pin.
realize	Use (a linguistic feature) in a particular spoken or written form. It is only now that she is beginning to realize her potential.
recognize	Acknowledge the existence, validity, or legality of. I recognized her when her wig fell off.
register	Send by registered mail. At the store s bridal registry single people can register for gifts even if they are not getting married.
see	Go to see for professional or business reasons. I ll probably see you at the meeting.
see to it	Observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect.
settle	Settle into a position usually on a surface or ground. She settled her bag on her shoulder.
take in	Take into consideration for exemplifying purposes.
understand	Be understanding of. I understand how you feel.
verify	To declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true. Please verify that the doors are closed.
watch	See or watch. You should watch what you say.
work out	Find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of.

Usage Examples of "Ascertain" as a verb

• An attempt to ascertain the cause of the accident.
• Management should ascertain whether adequate funding can be provided.

Associations of "Ascertain" (30 Words)

adjudicate	Bring to an end; settle conclusively. We asked him to adjudicate at the local flower show.
conceive	(of a woman) become pregnant. Five months ago Wendy conceived.
concluded	Having come or been brought to a conclusion.
decide	Cause to decide. The vote in New Hampshire often decides the outcome of the Presidential election.
detect	Discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of. Cancer may soon be detected in its earliest stages.
detection	The detection that a signal is being received. The early detection of fetal abnormalities.
determine	Find out learn or determine with certainty usually by making an inquiry or other effort. The point of our study was to determine what is true not what is practicable.
discernment	The trait of judging wisely and objectively. A man of discernment.
discover	Discover or determine the existence presence or fact of. The courage to discover the truth and possibly be disappointed.
discovered	Discovered or determined by scientific observation. The discovered behavior norms.
discovery	The action or process of discovering or being discovered. The drug is not a new discovery.
espy	Catch sight of. She espied her daughter rounding the corner.
exploration	To travel for the purpose of discovery. An exploration of the African interior.
find	Get or find back recover the use of. Water finds its own level.
judgment	(law) the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction on matters submitted to it. He was reluctant to make his judgment known.
know	Know the nature or character of. He is always in the know.
locate	Establish oneself or one’s business in a specified place. The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles.
navigate	Move around a website, the internet, etc. He navigated his way to the altar.
newfound	Newly discovered. Hudson pointed his ship down the coast of the newfound sea.
notice	Notice or perceive. His employers gave him two weeks notice.
perceive	Become conscious of. I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon.
phantasm	An illusory likeness of something. The cart seemed to glide like a terrible phantasm.
pinpoint	A very brief moment. A pinpoint hole.
realize	Add to or complete (a piece of music left sparsely notated by the composer. His worst fears have been realized.
rummage	Search unsystematically and untidily through something. Our brief was to rummage as many of the vessels as possible.
searching	Diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation. Searching insights.
see	Imagine conceive of see in one s mind. I just can t see your point.
seek	Ask for (something) from someone. She always seeks to do good in the world.
sight	Take aim by looking through the sights of a gun. A sight test.
witness	Be a witness to. The mid 1980s saw an intensification of interest in community care as witnessed by the publication of four major reports.