verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
how
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It is up to him to ascertain how far he wishes to travel and by what route.
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Readers should ascertain how their own central bank defines money supply.
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In particular, more research is needed to ascertain how the voice of the consumer may best be heard.
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It was impossible to ascertain how many of the boats moored in the harbour over the weekend were local.
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The real difficulty is in each case to ascertain how far such implications extend.
■ NOUN
fact
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The simplest inquiry by the hon. Gentleman would have ascertained that fact .
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In the Chamber of Deputies a resolution was introduced to make an investigation of the affair to ascertain the facts .
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If the complex number c is in the white region, then there is an algorithm for ascertaining that fact .
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Gandhi took pains to ascertain all the facts .
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If we suspect that this complex number actually lies on the unit circle, we can not necessarily ascertain this fact .
■ VERB
try
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We have not yet tried to ascertain the amount of information about government and politics that the respondents actually have.
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There are a number of areas where problems are caused in trying to ascertain the appropriate standard of care for the plaintiff.
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They tried to ascertain news of the tsar and his family, but to no avail.
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If I were interviewing a new act, I would try to ascertain their sheer punishment factor.
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He confirmed officers were still trying to ascertain what had been taken.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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A doctor should examine the patient to ascertain where the pain is localized.
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As far as we have been able to ascertain , our client is not involved in anything illegal.
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Read labels to ascertain the amount of fats in processed foods.
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The case remains a mystery. The police were never able to ascertain the true facts.
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The pathologist ascertained that the victim had died from a gunshot wound.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Because of the nature of the sample this study could not ascertain the views of residents themselves.
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Have you ascertained the strength and consistency of each symptom?
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He had previously ascertained that there were at least two aircraft with similar radio fits and noted their positions.
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It is not always easy to ascertain the source of a particular item of income.
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The reason was that it was not at that time ascertained that those materials were definitely to be used.
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Try to ascertain the financing techniques used by your own country in its international transactions with the rest of the world.
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Unfortunately, since there are so many possible explanations, the correct one is most difficult to ascertain .
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With Bulstrode resigned from the hospital board, Dorothea summons Lydgate for advice and also to ascertain the truth.