ascertain
verb (used with object)
to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine.
am ascertaining
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present progressiveof ascertain (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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I am ascertaining the limit of the inferior snow in these latitudes, which I fancy will be 3,500 feet.
From Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries by William Griffith
