ascertain
(intransitive, Yorkshire, dated) To look for something lost.
Seen in the wild
One who cannot ascertain his opponent's strength is inferior to a wild beast.
How were you able to ascertain figures pertaining to a passing interest? How do characterise a passing interest?
The one remand is for the No Labels candidate running for Congress in CD6. The Justices asked the trial court judge to ascertain whether the challenger gave Iman Bah proper notice of the challenged signatures.
I think there is a very large leap from “people can generally ascertain your moral views from your behavior” to “our case with the trickster shows consequentialism is incoherent”.
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(intransitive, Yorkshire, dated) To look for something lost.
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(transitive, obsolete) To make (someone) certain or confident about something; to inform.
Walk the dog in the pounding rain / Looking for a way out of my brain, trapped in it / But I cannot ascertain that I'm trapped in it / Or that the traps even real so I remain trapped in this chambers
“How were you able to ascertain figures pertaining to a passing interest? How do characterise a passing interest?”
— Bluesky· May 2026“The one remand is for the No Labels candidate running for Congress in CD6. The Justices asked the trial court judge to ascertain whether the challenger gave Iman Bah proper notice of the challenged signatures.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I think there is a very large leap from “people can generally ascertain your moral views from your behavior” to “our case with the trickster shows consequentialism is incoherent”.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(transitive) To find out definitely; to discover or establish.
As soon as we ascertain what the situation is, we can plan how to proceed.
“One who cannot ascertain his opponent's strength is inferior to a wild beast.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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