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preascertain

preascertain verb: to ascertain in advance.

Verb

preascertain (third-person singular simple present preascertains, present participle preascertaining, simple past and past participle preascertained)

  1. (transitive) To ascertain in advance.

Forms of preascertain

third-person singular presentpreascertains
present participlepreascertaining
past participlepreascertained
pastpreascertained

Origin of preascertain

From pre- + ascertain.

Questions about preascertain

What does preascertain mean?
Preascertain means to ascertain in advance.
What part of speech is preascertain?
Preascertain is a verb.
What is the past tense of preascertain?
The past tense of preascertain is preascertained.

Words near preascertain in the dictionary

  1. prearrival
  2. prearticular
  3. prearticulate
  4. prearticulatory
  5. preartistic
  6. preascertain
  7. preascertained
  8. preascertaining
  9. preascertainment
  10. preascertains
  11. prease

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