We need to ascerta the facts before making a judgment.
在做出判断之前，我们需要查明事实。
The detective worked to ascertain who had left the door open.
侦探努力查明是谁没关门。
Please ascertain the time of the meeting before you leave.
走之前请确认一下会议时间。
Doctors ran tests to ascertain the cause of her fever.
医生做了检查，以查明她发烧的原因。
Select the word that is closest in meaning to “ascertain”:
A — Discover. “ascertain” means v. determine; find out; establish
The detectives worked carefully to ______ exactly what had happened that night.
B — ascertain. “ascertain” means v. determine; find out; establish
ascertain — v. determine; find out; establish. In Chinese: 查明；确定.
ascertain is pronounced /ˌæsərˈteɪn/. It breaks into 3 syllables: as · cer · tain.
“ascertain” means determine; find out; establish. Examples: (1) We need to ascerta the facts before making a judgment. (2) The detective worked to ascertain who had left the door open. (3) Please ascertain the time of the meeting before you leave. (4) Doctors ran tests to ascertain the cause of her fever.
discover, confirm — all close in meaning to ascertain (v. determine; find out; establish).
Yes. ascertain appears on the iSEE Vocab Upper list, which covers 800+ words for the ISEE and SSAT.
as-(strengthen) + certain (confirm) → to ascertain, confirm.