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Pronunciation / Transliteration: a.feˈɾiʁ
"É importante aferir os fatos."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To make sure of something.
"Before proceeding, she needed to ascertain that all the details were correct." - 2
To find out or learn with certainty.
"The detective worked tirelessly to ascertain the facts of the case."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'ascertain' originates from the Middle English 'ascertenen', which is derived from the Old French 'acertener', meaning 'to make certain'. Its roots can be traced back to the Latin 'certus', meaning 'sure' or 'certain', reflecting a historical evolution from a sense of making something known to establishing certainty.
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Vérifier
Transliteration: vɛʁifiʁ
"Il est important de vérifier les faits."
Feststellen
Transliteration: ˈfɛstˌʃtɛlən
"Es ist wichtig, die Fakten festzustellen."
Accertare
Transliteration: atʃʃerˈtare
"È importante accertare i fatti."
Asegurar
Transliteration: aseɣuˈɾaɾ
"Es importante asegurar los hechos."
Aferir
Transliteration: a.feˈɾiʁ
"É importante aferir os fatos."
सुनिश्चित करना
Transliteration: sunishchit karna
"तथ्यों को सुनिश्चित करना महत्वपूर्ण है।"
确定
Transliteration: quèdìng
"确认事实是重要的。"
확인하다
Transliteration: hwaginhada
"사실을 확인하는 것이 중요하다."
確認する
Transliteration: kakunin suru
"事実を確認することが重要です。"
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