ascertain
verb (used with object)
to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine.
will ascertain
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future tenseof ascertain.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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He said they will ascertain whether the captain, crew, individuals in charge of supervision, the ship-builder, or others could bear responsibility.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2024
“I am certain that Virginia’s legal system will ascertain all the facts and adjudicate the matter in a timely and just fashion,” Gilbert said.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 7, 2023
The draft says that in order to create robust supply chains, the four countries will ascertain their semiconductor supply capacities and identify vulnerability, the Nikkei said, without unveiling how it had obtained the document.
From Reuters ● Sep. 18, 2021
A humidity gauge will ascertain that the machine is having an effect — 45 to 55 percent relative humidity is a typical target.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 31, 2020
The first step towards it is to know the expense of a journey and a year’s residence, which if you will ascertain for me, and let me know early, you will greatly serve me.
From Letters of John Keats to His Family and Friends by John Keats
