ascertaining
Definitions
Verb
- Establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
- Be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
- Find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
- Learn or discover with certainty
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "ascertaining".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | masquerading | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | acquiescing | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | annotating | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | racketeering | 4 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "ascertaining".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | certain | 2 | 313 |
| 2 | staining | 2 | 37 |
| 3 | entertaining | 4 | 12 |
| 4 | ascertain | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | straining | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | retaining | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | raining | 2 | 7 |
| 8 | attaining | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | pertaining | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | ascertained | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | asserting | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | ascending | 3 | 4 |
| 13 | scrutinizing | 4 | 3 |
| 14 | sustaining | 3 | 2 |
| 15 | abstaining | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | spraining | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | detaining | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | overtraining | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | stationing | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | sectioning | 3 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "ascertaining" in a sentence.
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Words that are statistically associated with "ascertaining" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "ascertaining".
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Term
Definitions: 4
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 4
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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