Akademik
ascertain
verb
/æsəˈteɪn,æsɚˈteɪn/
To
find out
;
to
discover
or
establish
.
As soon as we ascertain what the situation is, we can plan how to proceed.
Syn
:
determine
,
discover
,
establish
,
find out
,
learn
,
work out
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