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v. (communication) | 1. ascertain, determine, find, find out | establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study.; "find the product of two numbers"; "The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize" |
| ~ gauge | determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation.; "gauge the wine barrels" |
| ~ translate | determine the amino-acid sequence of a protein during its synthesis by using information on the messenger RNA. |
| ~ rectify | math: determine the length of.; "rectify a curve" |
| ~ redetermine | fix, find, or establish again.; "the physicists redetermined Planck's constant" |
| ~ sequence | determine the order of constituents in.; "They sequenced the human genome" |
| ~ ascertain, find out, learn, watch, determine, see, check | find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort.; "I want to see whether she speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "find out if he speaks Russian"; "Check whether the train leaves on time" |
| ~ refract | determine the refracting power of (a lens). |
| ~ count, numerate, enumerate, number | determine the number or amount of.; "Can you count the books on your shelf?"; "Count your change" |
| ~ discover, find | make a discovery, make a new finding.; "Roentgen discovered X-rays"; "Physicists believe they found a new elementary particle" |
| ~ admeasure | determine the quantity of someone's share. |
| ~ situate, locate | determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey.; "Our sense of sight enables us to locate objects in space"; "Locate the boundaries of the property" |
v. (cognition) | 2. discover, find out, get a line, get wind, get word, hear, learn, pick up, see | get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally.; "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted" |
| ~ get the goods | discover some bad or hidden information about.; "She got the goods on her co-worker after reading his e-mail" |
| ~ wise up | get wise to.; "They wised up to it" |
| ~ trip up, catch | detect a blunder or misstep.; "The reporter tripped up the senator" |
| ~ ascertain | learn or discover with certainty. |
| ~ discover, find | make a discovery.; "She found that he had lied to her"; "The story is false, so far as I can discover" |
| ~ witness, see, find | perceive or be contemporaneous with.; "We found Republicans winning the offices"; "You'll see a lot of cheating in this school"; "The 1960's saw the rebellion of the younger generation against established traditions"; "I want to see results" |
v. (communication) | 3. ascertain, check, determine, find out, learn, see, watch | find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort.; "I want to see whether she speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "find out if he speaks Russian"; "Check whether the train leaves on time" |
| ~ insure, see to it, ascertain, ensure, check, assure, control, see | be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something.; "He verified that the valves were closed"; "See that the curtains are closed"; "control the quality of the product" |
| ~ ascertain, determine, find out, find | establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study.; "find the product of two numbers"; "The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize" |
| ~ test | determine the presence or properties of (a substance). |
v. (cognition) | 4. catch out, find out | trap; especially in an error or in a reprehensible act.; "He was caught out"; "She was found out when she tried to cash the stolen checks" |
| ~ detect, discover, notice, observe, find | discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of.; "She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"; "We found traces of lead in the paint" |
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