ascertains

verb

Definition of ascertainsnext
present tense third-person singular of ascertain
1
as in realizes
to come to an awareness of was immediately able to ascertain that the girl was uncomfortable talking about her life at home

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2
as in finds
to come upon after searching, study, or effort ascertained that their old colonial-era house had once functioned as a tavern

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ascertains
  1. realizes
  2. discovers
  3. learns
  4. sees
  5. locates
  6. hears
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  • Greg and Jack naturally do not get along, but Jack eventually realizes Greg and Pam love each other and accepts their relationship.
    Tommy McArdle, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
  • So could divorce, Paul realizes, in the wake of her breakup after twenty-two years with her husband.
    Hannah Jocelyn, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of realizes
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  • Emotions run high after Maggie discovers Nick's affair with Alice, but their tense conversation is abruptly interrupted when their daughter Isla finds Alice placing Max in the bathtub.
    Jordana Comiter, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
  • In 1975, a wayward young Anthony Bourdain stumbles into a summer dishwashing job in Provincetown and discovers his life’s calling.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of discovers
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  • The heroine learns of rifts that have opened throughout the kingdom of Hyrule, with citizens being taken through these portals — and Link, who is missing, may be one of them.
    Marc Saltzman, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Kiara learns the story from Rafiki, voiced by John Kani.
    Caché McClay, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of learns
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  • Posen sees GapStudio almost like a couture house.
    Irina Aleksander, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
  • About half the deal flow the investment fund sees originates through one of those two businesses, a quarter from the 50 LPs in the fund and the rest from cold calls to, or from, new concepts.
    Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of sees
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  • In the daylight, a Mavic reconnaissance quadcopter locates a target and drops a miniature radio beacon on it.
    David Hambling, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
  • The first such event raised $15,000 for Arkansas tornado relief; this year's beneficiary is The Van, which locates and assists homeless Arkansans.
    Eric E. Harrison, arkansasonline.com, 12 Oct. 2024
Definition of locates
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  • Today, the Supreme Court hears its second major case on transgender rights, a challenge to a Tennessee law that prohibits some medical treatments for transgender youths (The New York Times).
    Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Around this time of the year, his holiday recordings become must-hears again, and the king is usually able to return to a number of rankings with one timely collection or another.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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