ascertain
verb🔊/ˌæsəˈteɪn/
🔊/ˌæsərˈteɪn/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they ascertain | 🔊/ˌæsəˈteɪn/ 🔊/ˌæsərˈteɪn/ |
| he / she / it ascertains | 🔊/ˌæsəˈteɪnz/ 🔊/ˌæsərˈteɪnz/ |
| past simple ascertained | 🔊/ˌæsəˈteɪnd/ 🔊/ˌæsərˈteɪnd/ |
| past participle ascertained | 🔊/ˌæsəˈteɪnd/ 🔊/ˌæsərˈteɪnd/ |
| -ing form ascertaining | 🔊/ˌæsəˈteɪnɪŋ/ 🔊/ˌæsərˈteɪnɪŋ/ |
to find out the true or correct information about something 查明；弄清 - ascertain something
It can be difficult to ascertain the facts. 可能难以查明事实真相。 🔊🔊 - ascertain that…
I ascertained that the driver was not badly hurt. 我已查清，驾驶员伤势不重。 🔊🔊 - it is ascertained that…
It should be ascertained that the plans comply with the law. 须要弄清楚，这些计划要合法。 🔊🔊 - ascertain what, whether, etc…
The police are trying to ascertain what really happened. 警方正设法查清到底发生了什么事。 🔊🔊 Could you ascertain whether she will be coming to the meeting? 请你弄清楚她来不来开会好吗？ 🔊🔊 - it is ascertained what, whether, etc…
It must be ascertained if the land is still owned by the government. 必须确定这块土地是否仍属于政府所有。 🔊🔊
Oxford Collocations DictionaryAscertain is used with these nouns as the object:- authenticity
- fact
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘assure, convince’): from Old French acertener, based on Latin certus ‘settled, sure’.- ascertain something