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ascertaining

VERB

make sure

Synonyms

STRONGEST

confirm determine divine double-check find out verify

STRONG

check dig discover establish eye eyeball fix identify learn peg read see settle size tell

WEAK

catch on check out check up on get down cold get down pat get hold of get it down get the hang of learn the ropes look-see make certain make sure pick up pick up on size up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disprove invalidate

STRONG

aid assist confuse destroy help ignore look away miss misunderstand neglect overlook unsettle

Example Sentences

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The return on the S&P 500 isn’t based on picking winners or ascertaining market sentiment.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

And if you’re brave enough to step deeper into the lot, yet clearly not confident in ascertaining a Golden Pothos from a Pothos N’Joy, a woman with a warm smile will approach you kindly.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2025

"Studying isolated enzymes is a powerful tool for ascertaining their activity and drawing conclusions about their functional role inside the plant cell," Hart explained.

From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2024

But ascertaining numbers has been stymied by privacy limits that Capasa said the new survey hopes to overcome.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 21, 2024

In the autumn of 1971 a man used to come to our house, bearing confections in his pocket and hopes of ascertaining the life or death of his family.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri