ascertainment

CEFRC2

/əˈsɜːtənmənt/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The act of finding out or confirming something.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The act of ascertaining.

Examples

  • The ascertainment of the facts was crucial.

  • The court ordered the ascertainment of the exact damages caused.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˌæsɚˈteɪnmənt/

Deep Dive

More examples

In context

  • The process of ascertainment was thorough and meticulous.

  • the ascertainment of facts

  • […] Mr. Pope himself appears to me […] now and then to have imagin’d Proprieties, or cover’d Defects with a seeming View rather to the Honour of his Author at all Events, than to the precise Ascertainment of Truth.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The blank of the truth required careful analysis of all the testimony.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From ascertain + -ment.