averiguar — meaning in English
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English meaning
- ascertain verb To find out or establish something for certain, usually through checking or investigation.
- drill verb To make a hole in something using a rotating cutting tool.
- find out phrasal verb To learn something you did not previously know, either by asking, checking or discovering it by chance.
- glean verb To gather information or knowledge gradually, often bit by bit and with some effort.
- look into phrasal verb To investigate a problem, complaint or question in order to find out the facts.
Senses
averiguar is used for these senses in English:
- ascertain (transitive) To find out definitely; to discover or establish.
- drill (ergative) To cause to drill (practice); to train in military arts.
- figure out (informal) To come to understand; to discover or find a solution; to deduce.
- find out (transitive) To discover or expose (someone) as disobedient, dishonest, etc.
- glean To gather (something, now chiefly something intangible such as experience or information) in small amounts over a period of time, often with some difficulty; to scrape together.
- look into (idiomatic) To investigate, explore, or consider.
drill — full definition
- verb To make a hole in something using a rotating cutting tool.
- verb To practise something repeatedly, often in a military or training context, until it becomes automatic.
- noun A tool or machine used for boring holes.
- noun A repeated practice exercise designed to build a skill or prepare for an emergency.
- noun A dark, gritty style of trap music known for aggressive, often violent lyrics.