Vocabulary

Form

to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; to locate; to identify

verb vt
freq #28

Example sentences

The Prime Minister tried to cover up the scandal, but that just made it worse when the newspapers discovered the truth.

The police managed to track down the owner of the car.

The police could not establish the identity of the man.

I need to find out exactly what went wrong.

We must go back to the Middle Ages to trace the origin.

We must get to the bottom of this mystery.

It is difficult to ascertain what really happened.

She ascertained that the novel was based on facts.