ascertained
past simple and past participle ofascertain
| 单词 | ascertained |
| 释义 | ascertained past simple and past participle ofascertain ascertain verb[T] formaluk/ˌæs.əˈteɪn/us/ˌæs.ɚˈteɪn/todiscoversomething: Thepolicehave sofarbeenunableto ascertainthecauseof theexplosion. [+ question word]Have you ascertainedwhethershe's coming or not? to makecertainof something: [+ that]I ascertainedthatno one couldoverhearus before I told Otto thenews. Finding and discovering
Examplesofascertainedascertained In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. When it had beenascertainedat what temperatures the maximum number of each species was seen, the counts were thereafter made when these conditions obtained. From theCambridge English Corpus Full-time employment status wasascertainedby asking respondents how many hours they worked each week, with 35 or more hours denoting full-time. From theCambridge English Corpus Momentum cannot beascertainedby observing the steady-state velocity of a body unless its mass is known. From theCambridge English Corpus Susceptibility to rheumatic fever have beenascertainedbecause of the poor quality of records in earlier years. From theCambridge English Corpus All are vulnerable to software bugs, however, at any time and so the liability of software companies needs to beascertained. From theCambridge English Corpus In addition, the joint effects of pollutants and parasitism on the immune system of the host has not beenascertained. From theCambridge English Corpus So far as truth can beascertainedby mortal men, so far as learned, impartial criticism can be final, we have them there. From theCambridge English Corpus First, the sample is epidemiologicallyascertained, thereby eliminating possible biases associated with treatment-seeking. From theCambridge English Corpus This wasascertainedwhen the practitioners were asked to explain their reasons for their decisions. From theCambridge English Corpus Each condition wasascertainedby a separate question. From theCambridge English Corpus It will be no wonder if in the future these sciences advance further and the things which today appear fullyascertainedmay be proven wrong. From theCambridge English Corpus To date however, the effect of an intestinal adult tapeworm on leucocyte migration from the pronephros has not beenascertained. From theCambridge English Corpus For individuals and families that wereascertainedmore than once, they were counted once for each time they were independentlyascertained. From theCambridge English Corpus The location and repair of recent water pipe breaks wasascertained. From theCambridge English Corpus This is so because strong indifference is nowascertainedby means of a counterfactual situation. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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