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Verb
/ˌasərˈtān/,
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ascertaining, present participle; ascertains, 3rd person singular present; ascertained, past participle; ascertained, past tense;
  1. Find (something) out for certain; make sure of
    • - an attempt to ascertain the cause of the accident
    • - management should ascertain whether adequate funding can be provided
  1. determine: establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study; "find the product of two numbers"; "The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize"
  2. see: be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product"
  3. determine: 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"
  4. learn or discover with certainty
  5. (ascertained) discovered or determined by scientific observation; "variation in the ascertained flux depends on a number of factors"; "the discovered behavior norms"; "discovered differences in achievement"; "no explanation for the observed phenomena"
  6. To find out definitely; to discover or establish
  7. (Ascertainment) The formal process of determining a community's needs.
  8. (Ascertainment) A process that affords the public with an opportunity to comment and participate during the initial licensing of a cable operator or the renewal licensing of the incumbent cable operator. ...
  9. (Ascertainment) After the election of the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker following a general election or whenever office of the Chief Minister falls vacant for any reason, the Assembly shall not transact any business unless it has been ascertained which one of the members commands the confidence ...
  10. (ascertainment) The selection of individuals for inclusion in a genetic study (severity, age of onset, certain features of the trait).
  11. An audit procedure to determine or to discover with certainty. For example, to ascertain the date on which an investment was purchased by examining source documents.
  12. (v) : find out, make certain