determine

[de·ter·mine]

If you determine something, you figure it out or settle a question, like when, after checking paws and hands, you determine that it's not the dog that ate your candy stash, but your kid sister.

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To fix the boundaries of; to mark off and separate.

Verb
reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations"

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fix conclusively or authoritatively; "set the rules"

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fix in scope; fix the boundaries of; the tree determines the border of the property

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shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion"

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settle conclusively; come to terms; "We finally settled the argument"

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Verb
after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study; "find the product of two numbers"; "The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize"

Verb
find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort; "I want to see whether she speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "find out if he speaks Russian"; "Check whether the train leaves on time"

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decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters"


v. t.
To fix the boundaries of; to mark off and separate.

v. t.
To set bounds to; to fix the determination of; to limit; to bound; to bring to an end; to finish.

v. t.
To fix the form or character of; to shape; to prescribe imperatively; to regulate; to settle.

v. t.
To fix the course of; to impel and direct; -- with a remoter object preceded by to; as, another's will determined me to this course.

v. t.
To ascertain definitely; to find out the specific character or name of; to assign to its true place in a system; as, to determine an unknown or a newly discovered plant or its name.

v. t.
To bring to a conclusion, as a question or controversy; to settle authoritative or judicial sentence; to decide; as, the court has determined the cause.

v. t.
To resolve on; to have a fixed intention of; also, to cause to come to a conclusion or decision; to lead; as, this determined him to go immediately.

v. t.
To define or limit by adding a differentia.

v. t.
To ascertain the presence, quantity, or amount of; as, to determine the parallax; to determine the salt in sea water.

v. i.
To come to an end; to end; to terminate.

v. i.
To come to a decision; to decide; to resolve; -- often with on.


Determine

De*ter"mine , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Determined ; p. pr. & vb. n. Determining.] [F. d'82terminer, L. determinare, determinatum; de + terminare limit, terminus limit. See Term.] 1. To fix the boundaries of; to mark off and separate.
[God] hath determined the times before appointed.
2. To set bounds to; to fix the determination of; to limit; to bound; to bring to an end; to finish.
The knowledge of men hitherto hath been determined by the view or sight.
Now, where is he that will not stay so long Till his friend sickness hath determined me?
3. To fix the form or character of; to shape; to prescribe imperatively; to regulate; to settle.
The character of the soul is determined by the character of its God.
Something divinely beautiful . . . that at some time or other might influence or even determine her course of life.
4. To fix the course of; to impel and direct; -- with a remoter object preceded by to; as, another's will determined me to this course. 5. To ascertain definitely; to find out the specific character or name of; to assign to its true place in a system; as, to determine an unknown or a newly discovered plant or its name. 6. To bring to a conclusion, as a question or controversy; to settle authoritative or judicial sentence; to decide; as, the court has determined the cause. 7. To resolve on; to have a fixed intention of; also, to cause to come to a conclusion or decision; to lead; as, this determined him to go immediately. 8. (Logic) To define or limit by adding a differentia. 9. (Physical Sciences) To ascertain the presence, quantity, or amount of; as, to determine the parallax; to determine the salt in sea water.

Determine

De*ter"mine, v. i. 1. To come to an end; to end; to terminate. [Obs.]
He who has vented a pernicious doctrine or published an ill book must know that his life determine not together.
Estates may determine on future contingencies.
2. To come to a decision; to decide; to resolve; -- often with on. "Determine on some course." Shak.
He shall pay as the judges determine.

To fix the boundaries of; to mark off and separate.

To come to an end; to end; to terminate.

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Usage Examples

Age is how we determine how valuable you are.

Age shouldn't affect you. It's just like the size of your shoes - they don't determine how you live your life! You're either marvellous or you're boring, regardless of your age.

Choosing to be positive and having a grateful attitude is going to determine how you're going to live your life.

After the Great Depression and after public urging, a nationwide public competition was held to determine a design for a memorial that would honor President Thomas Jefferson's bold vision for westward expansion for America.

But we can hold our spirits and our bodies so pure and high, we may cherish such thoughts and such ideals, and dream such dreams of lofty purpose, that we can determine and know what manner of men we will be, whenever and wherever the hour strikes and calls to noble action.

As a medical doctor, it is my duty to evaluate the situation with as much data as I can gather and as much expertise as I have and as much experience as I have to determine whether or not the wish of the patient is medically justified.

All sciences are now under the obligation to prepare the ground for the future task of the philosopher, which is to solve the problem of value, to determine the true hierarchy of values.

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Other Usage Examples

But I think it's up to a local congregation to determine whether or not a marriage should be blessed of God. And it shouldn't be up to the government.

At times, we were forced to go through a history of dependence, unable to determine our own destiny. But today, we are at the threshold of a new turning point.

But I'm never gonna get to a point in my life where what it costs to shoot a movie is going to determine what it is. The limits of my imagination is the only thing that's gonna stop me.

Determine never to be idle. No person will have occasion to complain of the want of time who never loses any. It is wonderful how much may be done if we are always doing.

A definition of poetry can only determine what poetry should be and not what poetry actually was and is otherwise the most concise formula would be: Poetry is that which at some time and some place was thus named.

Black Power is giving power to people who have not had power to determine their destiny.

A coach once told me there are four factors that determine a players' performance: his tactical awareness, his physical condition, his technical ability and his mental strength.

Actors work and slave and it is the color of your hair that can determine your fate in the end.

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