ta reda på — meaning in English

English meaning

• ascertain verb To find out or establish something for certain, usually through checking or investigation.
• find out phrasal verb To learn something you did not previously know, either by asking, checking or discovering it by chance.

Senses

ta reda på is used for these senses in English:

• ascertain (transitive) To find out definitely; to discover or establish.
• find out (transitive) To discover or expose (someone) as disobedient, dishonest, etc.

find out — full definition

1. phrasal verb To learn something you did not previously know, either by asking, checking or discovering it by chance.
2. phrasal verb To detect someone in a lie, crime or deception, so that their behaviour becomes known.

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