All 4 Uses of
ascertain
in
Crime and Punishment, by Dostoyevsky
- Looking at him carefully and ascertaining that he was not asleep, she set the candle on the table and began to lay out what she had brought—bread, salt, a plate, a spoon.†
Chpt 2.2 *
- That was sufficient to enable me to ascertain that she is in a position—preternatural, if one may so express it.†
Chpt 5.1
- Was it worth while to investigate, to ascertain the facts, to waste time over anyone like Svidrigailov?†
Chpt 6.3
- She never asked a direct question, but began by smiling and rubbing her hands and then, if she were obliged to ascertain something—for instance, when Svidrigailov would like to have the wedding—she would begin by interested and almost eager questions about Paris and the court life there, and only by degrees brought the conversation round to Third Street.†
Chpt 6.6
Definition:
find out, learn, or determine with certainty (usually by making an effort)