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Earned vs Ascertained - What's the difference?

earned | ascertained |

As verbs the difference between earned and ascertained

is that earned is (earn) while ascertained is (ascertain).

earned

English

Alternative forms

*earnt (qualifier)

Verb

(head)
  • (earn)
  • Anagrams

    *

    ascertained

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (ascertain)
  • Anagrams

    *

    ascertain

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To find out definitely; to discover or establish.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1905, author=
  • , title= , chapter=1 citation , passage=“There the cause of death was soon ascertained ?; the victim of this daring outrage had been stabbed to death from ear to ear with a long, sharp instrument, in shape like an antique stiletto, which […] was subsequently found under the cushions of the hansom. […]”}}
    As soon as we ascertain what the situation is, we can plan how to proceed.

    Synonyms

    * determine * discover * establish * find out * learn * work out

    Anagrams

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