ascertain
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
find the product of two numbers
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- determination derivation
- decision derivation
- find derivation
- finding derivation
- ascertainable derivation
- find out verb group
- discover verb group
Sense 2 verb
be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
He verified that the valves were closed
Types & categories
- verify hypernym
- proofread hyponym
- control hyponym
- double-check hyponym
- cross-check hyponym
- cinch hyponym
- card hyponym
- spot-check hyponym
- cover hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 verb
find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
I want to see whether she speaks French
Types & categories
- test hyponym
Related & opposite
- checkout derivation
- determination derivation
- ascertainable derivation
- insure verb group
- find out verb group
Sense 4 verb
learn or discover with certainty
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- ascertainable derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | determination |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | decision |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | find |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | finding |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | ascertainable |
| 1 | verb group | Related & opposite | find out |
| 1 | verb group | Related & opposite | discover |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | gauge |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | translate |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | rectify |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | redetermine |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sequence |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | refract |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | count |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | admeasure |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | situate |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | checkout |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | substantiation |
| 2 | verb group | Related & opposite | check off |
| 2 | verb group | Related & opposite | check |
| 2 | verb group | Related & opposite | find out |
| 2 | verb group | Related & opposite | verify |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | verify |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | proofread |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | control |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | double-check |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | cross-check |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | cinch |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | card |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | spot-check |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | cover |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | checkout |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | determination |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | ascertainable |
| 3 | verb group | Related & opposite | insure |
| 3 | verb group | Related & opposite | find out |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | test |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | ascertainable |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | get word |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | price |