🔍ascertain (asertain)

verb
/ˌæs.ərˈteɪn/
assurer, déterminer (assurer, déterminer)

Signification

To find out or make sure of something with certainty.
To find out or discover something with certainty; to verify.
Traduction de la signification
Découvrir ou s'assurer de quelque chose avec certitude.
Découvrir ou s'assurer de quelque chose avec certitude.

Phrases d'exemple

The detective tried to ascertain the facts of the case.

Le détective a essayé d'assurer les faits de l'affaire.
Le détective a essayé d'assurer les faits de l'affaire.

The police tried to ascertain the cause of the accident.

La police a essayé de vérifier la cause de l'accident.
La police a essaye de verifier la cause de l'accident.

Expressions d'exemple

ascertain the truth
assurer la vérité
assurer la vérité

Synonymes

determine, discover, verify, confirm, establish
Entrée 1
determine, discover, verify, confirm, establish
Entrée 2
determine, verify, confirm

Antonymes

ignore, overlook, neglect, assume
Entrée 1
ignore, overlook, neglect
Entrée 2
assume, ignore, overlook

Collocations

ascertain the facts, ascertain the cause, ascertain whether, ascertain identity

Vocabulaires connexes

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