transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌa-sər-ˈtān ]
transitive verb
Etymology: Middle English acertainen to inform, give assurance to, from Anglo-French acerteiner, from a- (from Latin ad- ) + certein, certain certain
Date: 15th century
1. archaic : to make certain, exact, or precise
2. : to find out or learn with certainty
Synonyms: see discover
• as·cer·tain·able -ˈtā-nə-bəl adjective
• as·cer·tain·ment -ˈtān-mənt noun