All 3 Uses of
ascertain
in
Emma
- You had better look about you, and ascertain what you do, and what you mean to do.†
Chpt 1.13-14 *
- If one could ascertain what the chief of them—the Coles, for instance.†
Chpt 2.11-12
- It must be her ardent wish that Harriet might be disappointed; and she hoped, that when able to see them together again, she might at least be able to ascertain what the chances for it were.†
Chpt 3.11-12
Definition:
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(ascertain) find out, learn, or determine with certainty (usually by making an effort)