Definitions
- When you want to find out or determine something with certainty. - When you need to confirm or establish the truth or accuracy of something. - When you are trying to discover or understand a particular fact or information.
- When you want to confirm or prove that something is true, accurate, or correct. - When you need to check or validate the authenticity or validity of something. - When you are trying to ensure that a statement, claim, or information is supported by evidence or facts.
List of Similarities
- 1Both involve confirming or establishing the truth or accuracy of something.
- 2Both require gathering evidence or information to support a claim or statement.
- 3Both aim to ensure that something is true, accurate, or valid.
What is the difference?
- 1Focus: Ascertain emphasizes finding out or determining something with certainty, while verify focuses on confirming or proving the truth or accuracy of something.
- 2Method: Ascertain often involves investigation, discovery, or understanding, while verify involves checking, validating, or ensuring.
- 3Scope: Ascertain can be used in broader contexts to refer to any kind of determination, while verify is more specific and commonly used in the context of confirming or validating information or claims.
- 4Usage: Ascertain is less common and more formal than verify, which is more widely used in everyday language.
- 5Connotation: Ascertain implies a more thorough and comprehensive process of finding out or determining, while verify suggests a more focused and specific process of confirming or validating.
Remember this!
Ascertain and verify are synonyms that both involve confirming or establishing the truth or accuracy of something. However, there are some differences in their usage and connotations. Ascertain is used when you want to find out or determine something with certainty, often involving investigation or discovery. On the other hand, verify is used when you want to confirm or prove the truth or accuracy of something, often involving checking or validating. Ascertain is less common and more formal, while verify is more widely used in everyday language.
