Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for "ascertained"
Search instead for ascertaine.

ascertained











Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Officials say their cause of death will be ascertained after a post-mortem examination.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

Further tests were done by a pathologist and forensic anthropologist, but a cause of death could not be ascertained.

From BBC Apr. 27, 2026

Both Prieur and Mafart had been involved in planning the operation back in Paris—it was Prieur who had first ascertained the ship’s itinerary by calling Lloyd’s of London and posing as a journalist.

From Slate Jul. 22, 2025

But from Thames Verlet drove straight to Marsden Wharf, where he visited the Rainbow Warrior, ate a piece of cake, and ascertained the schedule for the evening.

From Slate Jul. 22, 2025

On inquiring further, I ascertained that the house had been a very small one in which he had been the only full-time employee.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro




Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training