Ascertain
Ascertain verb - To come to an awareness of.
Usage example: was immediately able to ascertain that the girl was uncomfortable talking about her life at home
Perceive is a synonym for ascertain in perception topic. In some cases you can use "Perceive" instead a verb "Ascertain", when it comes to topics like find out.
Nearby Words: ascertainment, ascertaining
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- recognize and ascertain
- recognize and perceive
- appreciate and ascertain
- appreciate and perceive
- observe and ascertain
- observe and perceive
- see and ascertain
- see and perceive
- hear and ascertain
- hear and perceive
- determine and ascertain
- determine and perceive
- distinguish and ascertain
- distinguish and perceive
Common collocations
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