averiguar

Meaning

1. (transitive) to find out, figure out, work out, determine
2. (transitive) to dig up, to investigate

Concepts

find out

ascertain

investigate

inquire

seek

🔍

check

determine

look for

learn

drill

search for

see

👀

get at

inquire into

judge

🧑‍⚖️

meet with

quarrel

watch

⌚

ask a question

get into a fight

meet up with

research

search

get to the bottom

ask

catch up

catch up with

come across

condemn

consult

detect

examine

explore

fathom

find

🔍

Synonyms

investigar

indagar

buscar

🔍

examinar

inquirir

consultar

descubrir

determinar

establecer

explorar

preguntar

curiosear

rastrear

alcanzar

juzgar

🧑‍⚖️

medir

encontrar a alguien

ver

👀

condenar

dar alcance

esclarecer

adquirir

ayuntar generalmente

interrogar

constatar

husmear

inspeccionar

Translations

verificare

vérifier

descobrir

investigare

accertare

ermitteln

découvrir

appurare

untersuchen

feststellen

chercher

rechercher

🔍

esaminare

esbrinar

demander

Hyphenated as

a‧ve‧ri‧guar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/abeɾiˈɡwaɾ/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish: averiguar

In summary

Inherited from Old Spanish averiguar, from Late Latin vērificāre as a semi-learned term, with the prefix a- from Latin ad-. According to Coromines and Pascual, citing Rufino José Cuervo, it is first attested in a Fuero Juzgo from 1240.

Sentences

Él solo tiene que vivir el tiempo suficiente para poder averiguar como usarlo .

He just has to live long enough to figure out how to use it.